The new
covenant
For this
is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,
saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their
hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: Hebrews
8:10
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considered the first covenant obsolete not able to save man once and for
all. The covenant was often done by a high priest who also pleads for his own
sins and for the people’s sake. The first covenant which uses the blood of
calves and goats was considered obsolete and not pure. Was anything wrong with
the first covenant? yes there were so many things wrong with the first
covenant; the scripture made us to understand that the first covenant was not
capable of clearing our conscience of past sins we might have committed making
us feel guilty even after offering sacrifices Hebrews 9:9 “ Which was
a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and
sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining
to the conscience;” and also the the old covenant set a
boundary with us and God not making us come boldly to fellowship with him. But
the good news is this Christ has been made a mediator of the new covenant with
us which make us come boldly to the throne of grace without the shed of any
animal blood but by his blood. And one of the promises God made with
us is that his laws would be in our hearts making Christ the mediator of this
new covenant.
Conclusion:
It is
important for all believers to value the new covenant because it has broken the
barriers between man and God; and more importantly it has implanted Gods
laws in our minds.
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