Blog & Mablog Children of Hagar
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Feb 25, 2026 A discussion comparing two ways people relate to the covenant using the Sarah and Hagar allegory. Exploration of whether the old covenant functions as law or as an administration of grace. Examination of Galatians 4 and how Sinai, Jerusalem, Ishmael, and Isaac serve as spiritual types. Reflection on why a Hagar-like, distorted approach to the covenant persists today and how true covenant faithfulness is identified.
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Wilson Acknowledges And Apologizes For Late Rejoinder
- Doug Wilson acknowledges a delayed response to Gabe Harder's article and apologizes.
- He thanks Gabe Harder and provides a link, inviting Jewish listeners to read the last section first.
Old Covenant Reads Differ By Heart Condition
- The Old Covenant functions as law or grace depending on who reads it.
- Doug Wilson argues regenerate hearts see Christ in the Torah while unregenerate hearts treat it as a ladder to self-justification, producing two very different covenant experiences.
Old Covenant Is An Administration Of Grace
- The old covenant is essentially an administration of the covenant of grace pointing to Christ.
- Wilson cites Westminster Confession and types like sacrifices and circumcision as prefigurative signs given to Jews to signify Christ's coming.