Robert McKenzie

Great book that summarizes the differences between Dispensationalism and Covenant Theology without getting too deep in the weeds. As a recent convert to reformed theology from over 30 years of Dispensationalism, this was an eye-opening book at just how Dispensationalism permeated my past teachings and current thoughts. There were many ideas that I was taught growing up that were presented as "this is what the Bible says", when a closer examination of scripture shows that this isn't necessarily the case. In other words, I'm repeatedly finding myself realizing, "Oh, so Christians have NOT believed X or Y for 2000 years...."

Also, I had always found Hebrews, Revelation, and any talk about covenants to be extremely confusing: I now realize that it was the confusion and inconsistencies in Dispensationalism that were contributing to this. Last month, after having been in the reformed tradition for over a year, I read Hebrews and found it surprisingly understandable, which made me wonder what the problem was before. Reading McKenzie's book has made me realize that covenant theology is less confusing and reconciles with Scripture so much better than Dispensationalism and I believe this is why I felt at such a loss with some biblical concepts. Of course, no one knows all there is to know about Scripture, but thanks to McKenzie's book, I feel more confident that Covenant Theology is a more solid foundation and closer to orthodoxy than other viewpoints.… (mehr)