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Stimulating theology is an oxymoron for most people. "Theology" sounds like something for the severely intellectual, full of complicated ideas that escape the typical Christian reader. In reality, theology is meant to enhance our understanding of God. Most of the words that make up the Christian vocabulary are common words, drawn from the realities of life, and therefore are easily applicable to...

THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS both refer to several covenants between God and man, as well as between human beings. In the Old Testament the most prominent word is berı̂t, and the most prominent New Testament term is diathēkē, which occurs more than thirty times. A general definition of a covenant is difficult because of the varied use of this term. The divine covenants with people frequently have the force of a unilateral promise of God, with humankind being part of the covenant only in
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