Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Which Covenant are you under?

Hebrews 8:7-8, 13 "For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another. But God found fault with the people and said:“The days are coming, declares the Lord,when I will make a new covenant.....

By calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear."


Which Covenant are you under?

Why is this question, even remotely important to Christians? I believe Hebrews 8:6 answers this question. "But in fact the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one, since the new covenant is established on better promises."
There a huge difference between the two; in the Old they were controlled by the Law in the New we are led by the Spirit.
In the Old the mediator were the Levitical Priest, in the New The Mediator is Christ.
The New Covenant encompasses everything that Christ has done for us; He has forgiven us completely, He has given us His righteousness, He has saved us completely, we have been made holy, we are justified etc.
So are you in the Old Covenant or are you in the New covenant. Or like some are you mixing the Old and the New?