Finding Truth in Scripture: A Covenant Framework for Understanding
- Charles
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The Search for Truth
Every serious student of Scripture faces the same challenge: How do we find truth amid competing interpretations, conflicting theological systems, and centuries of tradition that may not align with what Scripture actually says?
The Calvinist reads through TULIP. The Arminian through free will. The Dispensationalist divides Scripture into distinct ages. Each claims biblical support. Each cites proof texts. Each believes they've found truth.
But what if the key to finding truth is not adopting a pre-existing theological system at all? What if truth emerges when we read Scripture on its own terms, understanding the covenant framework that runs from Genesis to Revelation, distinguishing between what is eternal and what was temporary?
This is the covenant perspective, not a new system imposed on Scripture, but the framework Scripture itself reveals when we let it speak.
The Triangulation Method: Finding Truth Through Multiple Witnesses
In military artillery, triangulation uses multiple observation points to pinpoint a target's exact location. If one observer reports coordinates, there's uncertainty. If two observers from different angles report coordinates, you narrow the location. When three or more observers from different positions all point to the same spot, you've found your target with precision.
Finding truth in Scripture works the same way. When multiple witnesses from different perspectives, different books, different authors, different time periods, all point to the same truth, you've found solid ground. When only one passage supports your doctrine, you're on shaky ground. When the entire testimony of Scripture from multiple angles converges on a single point, you've found truth.
This article presents that convergence: the teachings that triangulated from different sources, Michael Rood's Hebrew chronological framework, Matthew Nolan's covenant distinction, and decades of personal study, all pointing to the same covenant truth. When multiple witnesses from different angles confirm the same thing, pay attention.
The Journey Begins: Michael Rood and the Hebrew Timeline
My journey toward finding truth began with Michael Rood's The Chronological Gospels. This isn't another harmony of the gospels, In "The Jonah Code" Rood unravels centuries of deception, revealing Yeshua fulfilling prophecy down to the specific day and hour according to YHWH's appointed times.
Watch the Jonah Code teaching here. Rood demonstrates that Yeshua fulfilled the Jonah Code precisely: crucifixion on Passover, burial before the high Sabbath, three days and three nights in the tomb, resurrection on Firstfruits, all according to YHWH's prophetic calendar in Leviticus 23.
This establishes the first observation point: Scripture makes sense when read through Hebrew eyes, understanding Yeshua fulfilling Torah and the Prophets according to YHWH's appointed times. The feasts aren't "Jewish holidays", they're YHWH's prophetic calendar revealing Messiah's redemptive work.
Rood's recovery of Hebrew context provides the first triangulation point: time, chronology, prophetic fulfillment according to YHWH's calendar.
The Rock in My Shoe: Matthew Nolan and Covenant Distinction
The second triangulation point came from Matthew Nolan's Torah to the Tribes, specifically his teaching "Clearing Up Covenant Confusion."
When I first heard Nolan distinguish between the Book of the Covenant (the Ten Words, eternal vows) and the Book of the Law (temporary legal code at Sinai), it was like a rock in my shoe. Annoying. Uncomfortable. It wouldn't go away. I couldn't ignore it.
Nolan demonstrates from Scripture itself, not theological tradition, that these are two distinct documents with different purposes:
The Book of the Covenant (Exodus 20-23, centered on the Ten Words): Eternal covenant vows defining relationship with YHWH. These are what the Ruach writes on hearts under the New Covenant (Hebrews 8:10).
The Book of the Law (recorded by Moses): Temporary legal system tutoring Israel until Messiah came, sacrificial system, dietary restrictions, ceremonial purity laws, civil regulations, all pointing forward to Messiah and fulfilled when He came.
This distinction solves apparent contradictions:
Why does Jeremiah 31 say the New Covenant has YHWH's law written on hearts, yet Paul says we're not under law?
How can Yeshua say He didn't come to abolish Torah (Matthew 5:17) yet Paul says Christ is the end of the law (Romans 10:4)?
The answer: the Ten Words (Book of the Covenant) are eternal and written on hearts. The legal code (Book of the Law) was temporary and is fulfilled in Messiah. Paul's "not under law" refers to the Mosaic legal system, not the covenant vows.
This was the rock in my shoe I couldn't remove. Once I heard it, I had to investigate every reference to "covenant" and "law" in Scripture. The more I studied, the more I realized: Nolan was right. Scripture itself makes this distinction.
This provides the second triangulation point: covenant structure, distinguishing eternal from temporary.
The Third Point: Personal Study and the Ruach's Teaching
Over thirty years of study, prayer, and the Ruach's patient teaching provided the third triangulation point. When Rood's Hebrew chronological framework and Nolan's covenant distinction converged with what I was discovering in Scripture, when all three observation points confirmed the same truth, I knew I'd found solid ground.
The result is a series of books that establish this covenant framework systematically.
Personal Journey: The White Stone and the New Name
But this journey is more than academic discovery. It's deeply personal. Revelation 2:17 promises something that captures the essence of what finding truth really means:
"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it."
A white stone with a new name. Known only to the one who receives it and to the One who gives it. This is the intimacy of covenant relationship, not just knowing theological truth, but being known personally by the Truth Himself.
I spent decades in religious performance. I knew about YHWH. I studied Scripture. I kept commandments. I tried to be righteous. But I didn't know Him. Not really. Not in the way He intended. I had information but not relationship. I had external conformity but not internal transformation.
When the Ruach finally broke through my religious walls, when I stopped trying to earn acceptance and simply opened my heart to receive what He offered, everything changed. Not all at once. Not perfectly. But genuinely. The vows began writing themselves on my heart, not through my effort but through His transforming work.
And I began to understand what the white stone represents: personal, intimate, covenant relationship that transcends mere doctrinal correctness. The new name He gives, the identity found in Him, not in religious achievement—is known only to Him and to me. No one else needs to understand it. No one else can validate it. It's covenant intimacy.
This is what finding truth ultimately means. Not just getting your theology straight, though that matters. Not just understanding the distinction between Book of Covenant and Book of Law, though that's essential. Not just recognizing that you're grafted into Israel, though that transforms your entire worldview.
Finding truth means receiving the white stone. It means hearing your new name spoken by the One who created you, redeemed you, sealed you. It means knowing Him and being known by Him in covenant relationship that makes everything else, all the theological precision, all the biblical study, all the doctrinal framework, worthwhile.
The books I've written flow from this personal journey. They're not just systematic theology extracted from decades of study. They're the fruit of covenant relationship, what the Ruach has written on my heart over thirty years of opening to His teaching, yielding to His correction, receiving His transformation.
And the urgency I feel, the burden to warn others, to sound the alarm, to point people to the covenant truth before the door shuts, comes from knowing what's at stake. Not just intellectual correctness about doctrine. But receiving the white stone. Hearing your new name. Entering covenant relationship with the One who stands at the door and knocks.
If the fifth seal is opened, if we stand before the sixth, if the cosmic signs could come at any moment, then the time to receive the white stone is now. The time to hear your new name is now. The time to enter covenant relationship by opening your heart to the Ruach is now.
Don't miss receiving the white stone because you're too busy trying to earn it. You can't earn it. It's given freely to those who overcome, and you overcome not by your strength but by yielding to His, not by your righteousness but by receiving His, not by your performance but by opening your heart.
The white stone awaits. The new name awaits. Covenant intimacy with the One who is Truth Himself awaits.
This is what finding truth really means.
The Books: Systematic Covenant Framework
These four books form a progression, each building on the previous, flowing from this personal journey of finding truth and entering covenant relationship:
Start here. This book establishes the foundational covenant structure by examining each of the Ten Words in detail. These are covenant vows, the marriage covenant between YHWH and His people. When Scripture says the New Covenant involves YHWH's law written on hearts (Hebrews 8:10), these are what He writes.
The book distinguishes between:
Eternal covenant vows (the Ten Words from Book of the Covenant)
Temporary legal code (Book of the Law that tutored until Messiah)
Without this distinction, you either throw out all commandments as "legalism" or try to keep every detail of Levitical law. Both errors come from not recognizing what is eternal versus what was temporary.
This book builds directly on Nolan's insight, examining each Word:
No other gods—covenant exclusivity
No idols—covenant purity
Not taking YHWH's name in vain—covenant representation
Remember the Sabbath—covenant rest and testimony
Honor parents—covenant continuity
Do not murder—protecting life
Do not commit adultery—covenant faithfulness
Do not steal—respecting boundaries
Do not bear false witness—covenant truth
Do not covet—covenant contentment
Get the foundation right and everything else makes sense.
Second step. This book answers: Who are the covenant people?
Not two separate peoples (Jews and Christians) but one olive tree with natural branches (ethnic Israel) and wild branches (Gentiles) grafted in together. It dismantles replacement theology (church replacing Israel) and two-covenant theology (separate covenants for Jews and Christians).
Scripture is clear: one covenant people, one olive tree, one Israel. Gentiles who believe in Yeshua are grafted into Israel, they become part of the covenant community, not a separate entity.
The book demonstrates:
How Gentiles become "Abraham's seed" (Galatians 3:29)
Why there's "neither Jew nor Greek" in Messiah (Galatians 3:28) doesn't erase ethnic distinction but unites both in one covenant people
The mechanics of being grafted in—how opening your heart to the Ruach makes you part of Israel
When you understand the olive tree, one covenant people with believing Jews and believing Gentiles together, suddenly Scripture's testimony becomes coherent.
Third step. This book addresses: How do we live covenant relationship?
It explores committed devotion to YHWH through the Ruach's power. Not external rule-keeping but internal transformation. The Ruach writes the vows on your heart; you respond by yielding to His work, walking in covenant faithfulness as fruit of His indwelling.
The book takes each of the Ten Words and shows how they're expressed in a life transformed by the Ruach. It distinguishes between religious performance (trying to keep rules to earn acceptance) and covenant faithfulness (living out what the Ruach produces within you).
Too many believers fall into either legalism (keeping rules to be saved) or lawlessness (grace means no commandments matter). Both errors come from not understanding how covenant works: the Ruach transforms you internally, writes the vows on your heart, produces covenant faithfulness as fruit. You don't earn salvation by keeping commandments, you keep them because you've been saved and transformed.
This book moves from understanding covenant structure (The Ten Words) and covenant identity (One in His Hand) to covenant living, walking in committed devotion as the Ruach transforms you daily. Theology becomes practical. Doctrine becomes walk. Truth becomes life.
Complete the foundation. This book answers: How does someone enter covenant relationship?
It traces the covenants throughout Scripture, Adamic, Noahic, Abrahamic, Mosaic, Davidic, New Covenant, showing how they all point to and culminate in the Royal Covenant ratified by Messiah's blood. It explains salvation not as legal transaction but as covenant relationship entered by opening your heart to the Ruach.
The book applies the Book of Covenant/Book of Law distinction to salvation. The eternal covenant (based on blood sacrifice, culminating in Messiah's once-for-all sacrifice) is distinct from the temporary legal covenant at Sinai (which tutored until Messiah came but is now fulfilled).
This distinction is crucial for understanding how we are saved by grace through faith, not by keeping the legal code, yet still walk in the covenant vows that express love for YHWH. The book resolves the apparent tension between Paul (emphasizing grace, not law) and James (emphasizing works expressing faith), they're talking about different things. Paul addresses the temporary legal system; James addresses the eternal covenant vows that express genuine faith.
The book explains:
What being born again means in covenant terms
How the Ruach writes vows on your heart when you open to Him
Why salvation is covenant relationship, not merely legal pardon
How blood covenants throughout Scripture all point to Messiah's final sacrifice
The Study Progression: Triangulation Points Converging
These four books form observation points that triangulate on covenant truth:
The Ten Words: Walking in Covenant with YHWH- Establishes the structure. Distinguishes eternal covenant vows from temporary legal code. Builds on Nolan's insight.
One in His Hand: The Story of Judah and Israel - Identifies the covenant people. One olive tree, natural and wild branches together. You're not a "Christian" separate from Israel but grafted into Israel through faith in Israel's Messiah.
Voice of the Holy One: 28 Days of Devotion, Reflection, and Transformation in Yeshua - Applies covenant to daily life. How the Ruach transforms from within, producing covenant faithfulness as fruit.
Covenants of Promise: From Oath to Fulfillment - Explains salvation as covenant. How to enter relationship, how the Ruach seals believers, how grace and obedience relate.
Add Rood's Hebrew chronological framework showing Yeshua fulfilling YHWH's appointed times. Add Nolan's covenant distinction between Book of Covenant and Book of Law. Add thirty years of personal study confirming what these men taught. Three observation points from different angles, all converging on the same truth: covenant relationship with YHWH through Messiah, entered by opening your heart to the Ruach who writes the eternal vows internally.
When multiple witnesses from different perspectives all point to the same spot, you've found your target.
How to Find Truth: Principles for Study
Beyond reading these books and watching these teachings, what principles should guide your search?
Use triangulation: Don't build doctrine on single verses. Find multiple witnesses from different parts of Scripture pointing to the same truth. When Genesis, Psalms, Prophets, Gospels, and Epistles all converge on a single point, you've found truth.
Read in Hebrew context: The entire Bible is written by Israelites, about Israel, concerning YHWH's covenant with Israel, a covenant now including Gentiles grafted in. Rood's Chronological Gospels demonstrates why this matters.
Distinguish eternal from temporary: Nolan's rock-in-the-shoe insight changes everything. The Ten Words (Book of the Covenant) are eternal. The legal code (Book of the Law) was temporary. Learn this distinction or remain perpetually confused.
See unity, not division: One story of redemption through Messiah, one covenant people called Israel, one plan from Genesis to Revelation. One olive tree, you're either in it or outside it.
Focus on covenant structure: Understanding covenant, how it works, what it requires, how you enter it, is the key to understanding Scripture. The covenant framework explains law and grace, works and faith, Old and New Testament.
Let Scripture interpret Scripture: The distinction between Book of Covenant and Book of Law comes from Scripture itself (Exodus 24:7; Deuteronomy 31:26), not theological tradition. Let earlier passages explain later ones, later passages fulfill earlier ones.
Prioritize transformation over information: Truth is not just doctrinal accuracy but relational reality. Finding truth means being transformed by the Ruach, not just accumulating correct theology. The goal is knowing YHWH through covenant relationship, not just knowing about Him.
Why This Matters: Eternal Stakes
Finding truth in Scripture is not academic exercise. The stakes are eternal.
We may be approaching the end of the age, possibly standing before the sixth seal, one seal away from the sealing of the 144,000. Those sealed as part of the 144,000 are those who opened their hearts to the Ruach, who have the vows written internally, who are grafted into Israel. Those outside covenant relationship, whether through rejecting the gospel or religious performance without heart transformation, will be left behind when the first resurrection occurs.
Finding truth means finding life. Finding truth means entering covenant relationship with YHWH through Messiah. Finding truth means being sealed by the Ruach as part of the elect, the chosen, the bride who enters the wedding feast when the seventh trumpet sounds.
Finding truth means receiving the white stone with the new name written on it, known only to you and to Him. That intimate covenant relationship that transcends all theological systems and religious traditions.
The Goal: Knowing Him
The ultimate goal is not building a perfect theological system. It's knowing YHWH through covenant relationship in Messiah.
"This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent" (John 17:3). To know Him, not just know about Him, in personal covenant relationship. This is the goal.
These books and teachings are tools to help you find truth so you can know Him better. They explain the covenant framework so you understand how relationship works. They distinguish eternal from temporary so you're not confused about what He requires. They show you how to enter covenant relationship (if you haven't yet) and how to walk in it faithfully (if you have).
But the books aren't the goal. Knowing Him is the goal. Walking with Him daily through the Ruach's power is the goal. Being transformed into Messiah's image is the goal. Living in covenant faithfulness as fruit of His work within you is the goal. Receiving the white stone and hearing your new name is the goal.
Use these as guides. Let them help you find truth. But remember: truth is not just doctrine to believe but a Person to know. "I am the way, the truth, and the life" (John 14:6). Finding truth means finding Him.
The Invitation: Begin the Journey
If you're serious about finding truth in Scripture, begin this journey:
First, watch the foundational teachings that provide triangulation points:
Michael Rood's Chronological Gospels - Yeshua fulfilling YHWH's appointed times with prophetic precision
Matthew Nolan's "Clearing Up Covenant Confusion" - The distinction between Book of Covenant and Book of Law
These teachings will challenge everything you thought you understood. Like the rock in my shoe, they won't let you rest until you investigate. They'll force you deeper into Scripture.
These resources represent multiple observation points, Rood's Hebrew chronological framework, Nolan's covenant distinction, thirty years of personal study, all triangulating on the same covenant truth.
When multiple witnesses from different perspectives all point to the same spot, you've found your target. When Scripture from Genesis to Revelation, when teachers from different backgrounds, when personal study over decades all converge on the same truth, pay attention. You've found solid ground.
The journey to find truth in Scripture is worth every moment invested. The covenant framework revealed in these teachings and books will transform how you read every passage, how you understand redemption, how you walk with YHWH. But more importantly, it will draw you into deeper covenant relationship with Him.
It will help you receive the white stone. It will help you hear your new name. It will help you know Him and be known by Him in the intimate covenant relationship He's been offering since before the foundation of the world.
Begin the journey today. Let the rock in your shoe bother you until you investigate. Let the questions drive you to Scripture. Let the Ruach guide you into all truth.
Use triangulation. Find multiple witnesses. See where they converge. That's where truth is.
Truth awaits. And more than truth, the Truth Himself awaits. With a white stone in His hand. With your new name already written on it. Waiting for you to open your heart and receive.
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