THEOLOGICAL STUDIES and COVENANTS:
THEOLOGICAL STUDIES through various THEOLOGICAL DENOMINATIONAL (church) INSTITUTIONS) are based on:
RELIGIOUS studies -
DOCTRINAL studies -
DOGMATIC studies -
SPIRITUAL studies and
MYSTICAL studies.
Theological Studies rely heavily on TRADITIONAL 'religious-forefathers' teachings that in many instances are OVERRULLING and/or NULLIFYING the WORD OF GOD, just as it was in the times when Yahshua walked the face of the earth.
In Messiah's own words - ABOUT TRADITION:
Mark 7:13 "... you are NULLIFYING AND MAKING VOID AND of NO EFFECT [the AUHTORITY of] the WORD OF YAH through YOUR TRADITION, which you IN TURN HAND ON. And MANY THINGS of THIS KIND you are DOING."
In Messiah's own words - ABOUT DOCTRINES:
Matt. 15:9 "USELESSLY they WORSHIP Me, for they TEACH as DOCTRINES the COMMANDS of men."
Mark 7:7 "IN VAIN (FRUITLESSLY and WITHOUT PROFIT) DO THEY WORSHIP Me, ORDERING AND TEACHING [to be OBEYED] as DOCTRINES the COMMANDMENTS and PRECEPTS OF MEN."
SATAN IS STEALING BIG: Through research it is found that a TRADITION is a BELIEF OR BAHAVIOR PASSED DOWN WITHIN a SOCIETY - a specific CULTURE or NATION - a RELIGIOUS GROUP or by a THEOLOGICAL INSTITUTION to its Theological STUDENTS - to a CONGREGATION - to its MEMBERS - WITH SYMBOLIC MEANING or SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE with ORIGINS IN THE PAST [cultural or nationally or religiously] (not necessarily found in the Bible). Common examples include HOLIDAYS or impractical but socially meaningful clothes.
THEOLOGY - is the study of the NATURE of the DIVINE (HEAVENLY, CELESTIAL, GODLY). It is taught as an ACADEMIC (theoretical, abstract, hypothetical, supposed, assumed) ACADEMIC (speculative) DISCIPLINE (control, chastisement, strictness, restraint, order, obedience or authority) typically in universities, seminary and schools of divinity.
Theology BEGINS with the ASSUMPTION (hypotheses, guess, theory, idea) that the divine exists in SOME form, such as in physical, supernatural, mental or social realities, and that EVIDENCE for and about it may be found via personal spiritual experiences and/or HISTORICAL RECORDS of SUCH EXPERIENCES DOCUMENTED by OTHERS.
Theologians use VARIOUS FORMS OF ANALYSIS AND ARGUMENT (experiential, philosophical, ethnographic, historical, and others) to help understand, explain, test, critique, defend or promote any of countless religious topics. As in philosophy of ethics and case law, arguments often assume THE EXISTENCE of PREVIOUSLY RESOLVED QUESTIONS (of man), and DEVELOP by MAKING ANALOGIES from them TO DRAW NEW INFERENCES in NEW SITUATIONS.
IN SHORT - THEOLOGICAL STUDIES are MAN-MADE RULES - DOGMA - as per PERCEPTIONAL INTERPRETATION OF MAN.
MAN'S PERCEPTION of the COVENANTS of YAHWEH GOD:
In "THEOLOGICAL" STUDIES and STUDIES IN "DIVINITY" the COVENANTS of YAHWEH are placed into two categories:
The COVENANT OF WORKS and
The COVENANT OF GRACE.
Some "COVENANT Theologians" interpret it as THREE COVENANTS:
The COVENANT OF WORKS
The COVENANT of REDEMPTION
The COVENANT of GRACE.
In these instances as above - "Covenant Theology" claims that God initially made a COVENANT OF WORK with ADAM, promising ETERNAL LIFE for OBEDIENCE and DEATH for DISOBEDIENCE.
When studying the SCRIPTURES there are absolutely NO INDICATION of ANY "COVENANT" with ADAM. We heard about the DEVIL'S ONSLAUGHT AGAINST YAH and HIS CREATION - man - in Chapter 3:1 "... And (SATAN) said to the woman, CAN IT REALLY BE that GOD HAS SAID, YOU SHALL NOT EAT FROM EVERY TREE OF THE GARDEN? :4 But the SERPENT said to the woman, YOU SHALL NOT SURELY DIE".
When Adam sinned by listening to Eve - they MOVED away from the BLESSINGS and COVERING of YHWH (away from His kingdom) and into the kingdom of the 'world' - with CURSES as consequences.