Old Covenant
Exodus 19:5 (Law).
- Based on works.
- Could be broken.
- Did not give life.
- Written on stone.
- External.
- Legal (Do This…I Will Do).
- Fear-overriding emotion.
- No power.
New Covenant
Jeremiah 31; Hebrews 8; Romans 9; Luke 22.
- Not dependent on written law.
- Intimate knowledge, fellowship, forgiveness, peace.
- Gives eternal life.
- Written on hearts.
- Internal.
- Unilateral.
- Love-overriding emotion.
- Holy Spirit.
The goal of both covenants is: “I will be their God and they will be my people.”
The Church’s participation in the new Covenant is based on Romans 9:30, Romans 11, and Hebrews 8-10. Though Israel rejected God (Matthew 22, Luke 14:15), in the end Israel will ratify its covenant with Him.
This material comes from Discovering Intimacy with God.
Lyrics:
If you could love me as a wife
and for my wedding gift, your life
Should that be all I’d ever need
or is there more I’m looking for
and should I read between the lines
and look for blessings in disguise
To make me handsome, rich, and wise
Is that really what you want
I am a whore I do confess
But I put you on just like a wedding dress
and I run down the aisle
and I run down the aisle
I’m a prodigal with no way home
but I put you on just like a ring of gold
and I run down the aisle to you
So could you love this bastard child
Though I don’t trust you to provide
With one hand in a pot of gold
and with the other in your side
I am so easily satisfied
by the call of lovers so less wild
That I would take a little cash
Over your very flesh and blood
Because money cannot buy
a husband’s jealous eye
When you have knowingly deceived his wife
By Derek Webb from the album She Must and Shall Go Free.
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