The Unspoken Contract
A covenant is a type of contractual agreement we see in Scripture. The covenants God has made with humanity are significant benchmarks in the Scriptures. Adamic, Noahic, Abrahamic, Davidic, and the New Covenant all serve as critical moments when God has demonstrated his grace and mercy to humanity. But they aren’t the only covenants or contracts we find in Scripture or in many churches. There are also the Unspoken Contracts that people have made with God. Though God never agreed to them, many of us hold him to them anyway. This series will explore the Unspoken Contracts we find many mistakenly make in the Bible and how we can identify them and replace them with the Spoken Covenants that we should actually build our faith upon.
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Throughout the Bible, we see God making covenants with His people from Adam, Noah, Abraham, David, to the New Covenant through Jesus. But those aren’t the only covenants, or contracts, we find in Scripture or in many churches today.
There are also unspoken contracts that people, including us, have made with God. Though God never agreed to them, many of us try to hold Him to them anyway. We expect God to work in a specific way.
If we have unspoken contracts with God, it’s good to identify them and replace them with God’s promises in the Bible.
Reflect
* Why was God’s contract/covenant with Abram in Genesis 15:1–10 ( https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2015%3A1-10&version=NIV ) particularly notable?
* What unspoken contract did Abram and Sarai try to hold God to in Genesis 16:3–6 ( https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2016%3A3-6&version=NIV )? What was the result?
* Based on Moses’ complaint in Exodus 5:3–9 ( https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%205%3A3-9&version=NIV ), what unspoken contract did he mistakenly have with God?
* Throughout the book of Job ( https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job%201&version=NIV ), what are some of the unspoken contracts his friends believed
