Showing posts with label covenant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label covenant. Show all posts
Thursday

So Many Rules!

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I was thinking about the Old Covenant recently. Why were there so MANY laws and limitations? I was reflecting that God had offered an AMA...

Do Not Think That I Came to Destroy the Law or the Prophets

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I’ve run into several people recently who quote Matthew 5:17, and use that to say that the OT Law is still valid.  “Do not think that I came...
Friday

Do Not Think That I Came to Destroy the Law or the Prophets

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I’ve run into several people recently who quote Matthew 5:17, and use that to say that the OT Law is still valid.  “Do not think that I came...
Thursday

The Grant Covenant

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There are various types of covenants that could define relationship between people. Some are covenants among equals (such as a marriage co...

“I came not to abolish the Law but to fulfill it…”

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"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” That i...

What Covenant?

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Abraham believed God & God made a covenant with him. (Gen. 15:6 & 18) That covenant was based on the fact that Abe believed God. No...

The Controversial Source of the Law.

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God offered, “You [ Israel ] will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” (Exodus 19:6) God offered a covenant of equals: you an...

Fulfilling the Law and the Prophets

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Abolish is a strong word. People quote Matthew 5:17&18 at me, to say “See! We still need to be under the Law! Look! See!” These...

The Exodus: a Memoir

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Four months ago, we was all slaves in Egypt , building bricks for a living, seven days a week, from before dawn till after dark. Our slave ...
Friday

What Covenant Was That, Again?

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The Old Covenant was all about blessings & curses (Deuteronomy 28). So that's what Old Covenant prophets spoke about. That’s why J...
Thursday

Why the Law?

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Way back when, God proposed a relationship with humankind based on equal access for everybody, one-on-one with God (Ex 19:6). But the huma...
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What Covenant are They Under?

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Old or New? You can tell a whole lot about whether someone is walking in the New Covenant, or if their thinking is still grounded on the o...
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It’s Christmas Eve

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It’s Christmas Eve. My home is filled with laughing children. My son is making something wonderful in the kitchen. My wife has forbidden ...

The First Commandment is a Threat.

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May I share something kind of strange? OK. Thanks. I've been thinking (yes, again ) !  (I do that.) It seems to me that the fir...
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The OTHER Benefit of the New Covenant

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Our history with God is a history of covenants. Covenants between God and mankind. This is how the mighty Creator King and the human specie...
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Considering Covenants

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The Bible makes it abundantly clear. We are no longer bound by the Old Covenant. For example, in Hebrews 8, the author argues forcefull...