THE COVENANT WITH GOD: THE COVENANT'S IDENTITY
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. The Covenant With God
a) The Bible tells us that "Jesus has obtained a more excellent ministry, because he is the mediator of a better covenant, which is based on better promises" (Hebrews 8:6-8). This makes us realize that, if we want an involvement with God that accords with God's grace and will, then we must comply with the covenant Jesus Christ has mediated to us.
2. The Covenant’s Identity
a) We need to identify exactly what is the covenant which Christ mediated. The covenant that Christ mediated is the gospel of Christ.
b) Paul was unaware of any distinction between the gospel of Christ and the new covenant of Christ. Paul writes to the "beloved of God in Rome, called as saints" and says, "I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome" (Romans 1:7,15). How could this be, if the gospel for sinners and the covenant for saints were two different and separate things? The world is therefore not divided into those who are subject to the gospel and those who are subject to the covenant, for the gospel is the new covenant and all men are subject to it.
c) Again, Paul refers to "ministers of the new covenant" (2 Corinthians 3:6) but later refers to this ministry as the preaching of the gospel (2 Corinthians 4:1-6).
The End ...
1. The Covenant With Goda) The Bible tells us that "Jesus has obtained a more excellent ministry, because he is the mediator of a better covenant, which is based on better promises" (Hebrews 8:6-8). This makes us realize that, if we want an involvement with God that accords with God's grace and will, then we must comply with the covenant Jesus Christ has mediated to us.
2. The Covenant’s Identity
a) We need to identify exactly what is the covenant which Christ mediated. The covenant that Christ mediated is the gospel of Christ.
b) Paul was unaware of any distinction between the gospel of Christ and the new covenant of Christ. Paul writes to the "beloved of God in Rome, called as saints" and says, "I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome" (Romans 1:7,15). How could this be, if the gospel for sinners and the covenant for saints were two different and separate things? The world is therefore not divided into those who are subject to the gospel and those who are subject to the covenant, for the gospel is the new covenant and all men are subject to it.
c) Again, Paul refers to "ministers of the new covenant" (2 Corinthians 3:6) but later refers to this ministry as the preaching of the gospel (2 Corinthians 4:1-6).
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