John Owen, Jeremiah 31, and the Relationship between the Old and New Covenants

Dr. R. Carlton Wynne leads us in a study of Jeremiah 31 and the relationship between the Old and New Covenants. In discussing typology and symbolism, Wynne describes the views of John Owen with a view toward understanding better several contemporary views..

Dr. Wynne is Assistant Pastor, Westminster PCA in Atlanta and Adjunct Professor of Systematic Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary (Atlanta).

00:00:00 Introduction
00:06:35 Jeremiah 31 and the New Covenant
00:11:09 What Is Not New in the New Covenant
00:18:28 Old Testament Types and Symbols
00:26:32 The Prospective Typological Aspect of OT Forms
00:34:03 The Connection between Type and Antitype
00:37:44 A Subservient View of the Mosaic Covenant
00:45:18 Types are More than Pedagogical Tools
00:51:52 OT Types Are Meaningless without Christ
00:54:07 Views on Obedience to the Law
01:00:33 John Owen on the Old and New Covenants
01:13:31 Christ’s Presence in Both the Old and the New
01:18:39 The Old Covenant Not Only Illustrates but Communicates Christ
01:24:11 Conclusion

This is Christ the Center episode 736 (https://www.reformedforum.org/ctc736)