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61 | Heb. 8 and Jer. 31 | Matt 10:5 | Bill Mc | 12706 | ||
WDC, This is a great passage. Look at the following verses carefully. They are inspired by God. My opinion is not infallible. So search it for yourself to see if these things are so. As I understand it, it has a dual fulfillment (hear me out). As you probably know, the original manuscripts did not have verse numbers in them. So look at verse 6. This describes Christ's role as the mediator for the new (better) covenant. Then this passage quotes from Jeremiah 31 where, even in the OT, God says that there is a New Covenant coming. Yes, this does describe Israel during the Millenium, but it also is applicable to us as NT believers. My reasons: 1. Check Heb 9:15-17 - Christ is the mediator of this covenant but it only goes into effect when the one who made it dies. Just like a will (same word in the greek - check it out). Christ will not die again to make a subsequent covenant. 2. This covenant does apply to Israel FIRST. But they, as a nation, have, for the time being, rejected it. This refers back to the passage you originally mentioned. Jesus said to only go to the Jews with the good news. The gospel was preached FIRST to the Jews. But they rejected it (Matthew 21:43) so the gospel, through Paul, was taken and preached to the Gentiles. This covenant was made FIRST with the Jews. Some have accepted it, but most, until Christ returns, have rejected it. But, during this age of grace, we, as believers, enjoy it's benefits (see Ryrie's comments on this passage). 3. (Back to Hebrews 8) Verse 13 reinterates that the first covenant has been made obsolete. Christ fulfilled it. It was still relevant during Christ's lifetime on earth. They still had temple sacrifices. It ended spiritually at Christ's death. The New Covenant (will) goes into effect when the one who made it (Christ, the mediator) dies. But the old covenant physically disappeared when Jerusalem burned in AD 70. 4. Look at Hebrews 10:9-18 - Christ took away the first covenant to establish the second (at His death). By this covenant (Christ's death to take away our sins) we have been sanctified once for all. Note verse 14. Then the Holy Spirit testifies about this great, new covenant. God puts His laws in our hearts and mind (instead of on stone tablets) and He remembers our sins no more. 5. Verse 17 solidifies it - there is no more offerings for sin. Why? Because Christ's once for all offering was suffucient. So we have forgiveness. 6. Verse 19-23 conclude the whole matter. Since we have forgiveness and there is no more sacrifice, we can enter into God's very presence. We can draw near to God. He has washed us clean. 7. Christ, Himself, declared that the new covenant was coming. See Mark 14:24, Luke 22:20, 1 Corinthians 11:25. This covenant was inauguarated with His blood being shed. So we see the Lord, the Holy Spirit, and the Son all telling us that there is a New Covenant that we are under and that the Old Covenant is obsolete. By this covenant, we are made holy, forgiven, redeemed, and have eternal life. What so you think? In Christ, Bill Mc |
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62 | "seal of God" | Ex 1:1 | Bill Mc | 12626 | ||
Christiankl, the apostle Paul, as well as the book of Hebrews, makes it very clear that we are not under law (the Mosaic law, the 10 'words' of God). You sound knowledgable of Scripture so check out Romans 6:14,15; Romans 7:4; Romans 8:2; Galatians 2:4; Galatians 5:1. To relegate all these references to 'ceremonial law' is to disregard what the New Covenant gives us - becoming children of God solely by His grace. We are saved by faith in Christ, and we live by the same faith in Christ, by His very life. Jesus Himself said that not the smallest stroke of the law would disappear until it was fulfilled and HE FULFILLED IT. Paul makes it clear the we are not under law but under grace. The New Covenant says that God will write His laws (plural, loving God and loving our neighbor) on our minds, not Law (singular, the big 10). See Hebrews 10:16; Hebrews 8:10. The law has NO PLACE in the life of a New Testament believer because we have been made to die to it so that we could be joined to Christ. Rest in the Sabbath rest that remains for the people of God, Christiankl. Rest from your works and trust in His. Secondly, please don't post your doctrinal beliefs as a question. It is misleading and distracting to others who use this forum to seek answers to their questions. | ||||||
63 | what's the difference in these two | Matt 10:5 | Bill Mc | 12615 | ||
An important thing to remember with any biblical teaching is that, from God's perspective, there are 2 basic covenants. There is the Mosaic covenant (Law) given only to the Jews (to show them their sinfulness so they would come to Messiah) and there is the New Covenant that Christ instituted at His death. Both the books of Galatians and Hebrews make it clear that believers are no longer under the Law and that Gentiles never were. Because the New Covenant did not go into effect until Christ's death, our Lord taught under law and, mainly, to the Jews. He did, however, proclaim that the New Covenant was coming when His blood would be shed. Remember the Lord's Supper? "This is the New Covenant in My blood..." So, what we call the Great Commission was given to believer's after the New Covenant (Grace) when into effect. And the rest of the New Testament (Acts, Romans, etc.) were all written under the New Covenant. Another good example of this is that, in the Lord's prayer, Christ says, "If you don't forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive yours." But the rest of the New Testament (Covenant - same word in the Greek) makes it clear that God has forgiven ALL our sins because of Christ's offering of Himself to "take away the sins of the world." Let me also add that we must rely on the Holy Spirit to lead us into all truth. As you have said, not everything in the Bible has direct application for us as New Testament believers. We must consider the context of all the teachings in Scripture and understand who we are in Christ in order the correctly discern the Word. I hope this helps. |
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