Covenant, Cultus, Culture: Walking by the Light of Christ

The fundamental law governing Christendom's growth, decay, and rebirth

As we learn in the Epistle to the Hebrews, our Lord Jesus Christ is the Mediator of a new covenant (Heb 9:15, 12:24). This means he is the Mediator of a new cultus, a Latin word referring to the act of worshiping God. And this implies that He is the Mediator of a new culture, for, as Christopher Dawson was famous for saying, every culture is built upon …