William D. Barrick

By WILLIAM D. BARRICK, Th.D. Contributing Author (Read Part 2) The Lord God not only announced His covenants on behalf of His servants, He proclaimed them at times of crisis or change for His people. These were times when God’s people needed Him. Therefore, He instructed them to focus on Him rather than upon their circumstances. Let us look at each of the Israelite covenants from this perspective of crisis and change. Abrahamic Covenant Crisis: God commanded Abraham to leave his family [...]

By WILLIAM D. BARRICK, Th.D. Contributing Author (Read Part 1) Biblically, what comprises a covenant? According to Thomas R. Schreiner, “The substance of the covenant was a pledge to be faithful to covenant obligations”[1]. Thus, both the covenant Maker (God, the Sovereign Lord) and the covenant recipients (vassals) have obligations to fulfill. The first obligation of the recipient consists of identifying himself or herself with the Lord of the covenant by displaying attributes that demonstrate that they belong to Him as His [...]

By WILLIAM D. BARRICK, Th.D. Contributing Author God’s written revelation displays an amazing unity from Genesis through Revelation. The Scripture reveals a grand vista which focuses on the message concerning Jesus as Messiah of Israel and Savior of the world. As Messiah and Savior, Jesus fulfills the prophetic word of God (cf. Rev 19:10). The full scope of Scripture is God-centered, proclaiming a message about knowing God. Indeed, to know God is to know Christ, His Messiah; and, to know Christ is [...]