What is the NEW covenant
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Hi BillG
God knows everyone's circumstances and in times of ignorance he winks at. It is not until he gives you a knowledge of His truth that he calls you to repent of your SINS and FOLLOW Him according to His Word. You say that how I share God's Word is callous, unloving and not caring.
I will say that it is only because I LOVE my God and my fellow man that I am hear sharing God's Word.
SIN will keep all who practice it out of God's Kingdom. Only Jesus (God's Word) gives LIFE to those who seek him and BELIEVE His Word and follow him who calls them. Many are called but few are chosen because men love darkness rather then light because their deeds are evil. We need to point all to God's Word because Jesus is the Word and it is only in the Word of God that any can find him and find safety from the roaring lion.
I can say all nice things to everyone like most here but then I would not be fulfilling my duty of LOVE to God and my fellow man but my brother will say to me on the day of judgement you knew and why did you not tell me? The Gospel is the Word of God (Jesus) and we are to live be EVERY WORD of it. He must increase and I must decrease. I am no one only a messenger who points to the Word of God. We must BELIEVE and FOLLOW it if we wish to follow the lamb who loves all. Only in him are we free to LOVE all as he first loved us.
Our duty of love to our fellow man to to prepare all for God's Kingdom.
God knows everyone's circumstances and in times of ignorance he winks at. It is not until he gives you a knowledge of His truth that he calls you to repent of your SINS and FOLLOW Him according to His Word. You say that how I share God's Word is callous, unloving and not caring.
I will say that it is only because I LOVE my God and my fellow man that I am hear sharing God's Word.
SIN will keep all who practice it out of God's Kingdom. Only Jesus (God's Word) gives LIFE to those who seek him and BELIEVE His Word and follow him who calls them. Many are called but few are chosen because men love darkness rather then light because their deeds are evil. We need to point all to God's Word because Jesus is the Word and it is only in the Word of God that any can find him and find safety from the roaring lion.
I can say all nice things to everyone like most here but then I would not be fulfilling my duty of LOVE to God and my fellow man but my brother will say to me on the day of judgement you knew and why did you not tell me? The Gospel is the Word of God (Jesus) and we are to live be EVERY WORD of it. He must increase and I must decrease. I am no one only a messenger who points to the Word of God. We must BELIEVE and FOLLOW it if we wish to follow the lamb who loves all. Only in him are we free to LOVE all as he first loved us.
Our duty of love to our fellow man to to prepare all for God's Kingdom.
Well Snoozy this post is not true at all.....
We are ONLY saved by GRACE through FAITH and NOT of OURSELVES it is a GIFT OF GOD and not of WORKS Lest any man should boast (Ephesians 2:8)
It's never been about following the law its always been about following Christ by faith through love alone. Faith that works by love is what fulfills God's Law in those that walk in His Spirit (Romans 13:8-10).
Obedience is only the fruit of faith and a sign that someone is genuinely following God's Word (Matthew 7:17-27). If you seek obedience without faith you will never attain it because this is the gift of God written on the heart (Ephesians 2:8; Galatians 2:16; Hebrews 8:10-12).
But if you believe God's Word, your faith will be counted for righteousness in God's eyes (Romans 1:17; Philippians 3:9). If your faith does not have the fruit of obedience (God's work in you) than you are still in your sins and have not seen him or known him and your faith is dead (Philippians 2:13; Hebrews 10:26-27; 1 John 2:2-4; 1 John 3:3-9).
What we are talking about is SIN and how SIN will keep all who practice it OUT of God's Kingdom. If you profess to have saving FAITH but your faith does NOT have the FRUIT of OBEDIENCE to God's Word then your faith is DEAD and you are still in your SINS and do not KNOW him who calls us in LOVE to LOVE all as he first LOVED us. LOVE is the fulfilling of the LAW in those who walk by FAITH in God's Spirit. (James 2:18; 20; 26; Romans 13:8-10; 1 John 3:3-10; James 2:8-12; Matthew 7:13-20)
There are only two classes of people spoken about in God's Word. These are those that follow God by Faith through LOVE and those that do not. Those that do NOT BELIEVE have rejected His Word. Those that have NOT Heard the WORD are ignorant and God winks at. Those that have heard the Word however and have rejected God's Word are UNBELIEVERS and unless they repent and confess their SINS they WILL NOT Enter into God's Kingdom (Hebrews 10:26-27)
The rest of the scriptures you did not quote........
John 3
16, For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever BELIEVES in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. <Who is he? He is the Word of God John 1:1-14)
17, For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18, He that BELIEVES on him is not condemned: but he that BELIEVES NOT IS CONDEMNED already, because he hath not believed in the name <name Jesus means Savior John 1:21; the Word is our Savior as we BELIEVE> of the only begotten Son of God.
19, And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20, For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.3
21, But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Only those who BELIEVE and FOLLOW God are HIS people (Rev 12:17; Rev 14:12; Rev 22:14; 1 John 2:3-4; James 2:8-12; 1 John 3:3-10)
May God bless you as you seek Him through His Word
We are ONLY saved by GRACE through FAITH and NOT of OURSELVES it is a GIFT OF GOD and not of WORKS Lest any man should boast (Ephesians 2:8)
It's never been about following the law its always been about following Christ by faith through love alone. Faith that works by love is what fulfills God's Law in those that walk in His Spirit (Romans 13:8-10).
Obedience is only the fruit of faith and a sign that someone is genuinely following God's Word (Matthew 7:17-27). If you seek obedience without faith you will never attain it because this is the gift of God written on the heart (Ephesians 2:8; Galatians 2:16; Hebrews 8:10-12).
But if you believe God's Word, your faith will be counted for righteousness in God's eyes (Romans 1:17; Philippians 3:9). If your faith does not have the fruit of obedience (God's work in you) than you are still in your sins and have not seen him or known him and your faith is dead (Philippians 2:13; Hebrews 10:26-27; 1 John 2:2-4; 1 John 3:3-9).
What we are talking about is SIN and how SIN will keep all who practice it OUT of God's Kingdom. If you profess to have saving FAITH but your faith does NOT have the FRUIT of OBEDIENCE to God's Word then your faith is DEAD and you are still in your SINS and do not KNOW him who calls us in LOVE to LOVE all as he first LOVED us. LOVE is the fulfilling of the LAW in those who walk by FAITH in God's Spirit. (James 2:18; 20; 26; Romans 13:8-10; 1 John 3:3-10; James 2:8-12; Matthew 7:13-20)
There are only two classes of people spoken about in God's Word. These are those that follow God by Faith through LOVE and those that do not. Those that do NOT BELIEVE have rejected His Word. Those that have NOT Heard the WORD are ignorant and God winks at. Those that have heard the Word however and have rejected God's Word are UNBELIEVERS and unless they repent and confess their SINS they WILL NOT Enter into God's Kingdom (Hebrews 10:26-27)
The rest of the scriptures you did not quote........
John 3
16, For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever BELIEVES in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. <Who is he? He is the Word of God John 1:1-14)
17, For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18, He that BELIEVES on him is not condemned: but he that BELIEVES NOT IS CONDEMNED already, because he hath not believed in the name <name Jesus means Savior John 1:21; the Word is our Savior as we BELIEVE> of the only begotten Son of God.
19, And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20, For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.3
21, But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Only those who BELIEVE and FOLLOW God are HIS people (Rev 12:17; Rev 14:12; Rev 22:14; 1 John 2:3-4; James 2:8-12; 1 John 3:3-10)
May God bless you as you seek Him through His Word
Yet my hate was not ignorance.
My hate needed healing of pain and hurt.
It took me 20+ years to forgive my abuser.
Yet on his deathbed I was on his deathbed and praying for him.
I sorted out his estate at my expense, not his.
So for those 20+ years was I practising sin?
The knowledge that set me free was that God truly loved me, Bill. That I am his son.
Ps I never knew my dad either.
Just a couple of memories that were not pleasant either.
My hate needed healing of pain and hurt.
It took me 20+ years to forgive my abuser.
Yet on his deathbed I was on his deathbed and praying for him.
I sorted out his estate at my expense, not his.
So for those 20+ years was I practising sin?
The knowledge that set me free was that God truly loved me, Bill. That I am his son.
Ps I never knew my dad either.
Just a couple of memories that were not pleasant either.
Praise be to God Bill!
God is not slack concerning His promises but is long suffering and patient not willing that anyone should perish and be lost.
As you have received Jesus (by Faith in His Word) we are to walk in Him. When we are a babe in Christ we do not know everything as we need to learn of Him (the Word) and grow in Grace and the knowledge of Him who loves all. God onlt holds us accountable for what we know and not what we do not know.
As we continue in the Faith of God's Word we continue to grow in Him who loves all and he frees us to LOVE as he first LOVED us as we BELIEVE and FOLLOW Him. This is the operation of God to LOVE.
God reveals NEW things to us when we are in ignorance of His Word so that we can grow and have a closer walk with him. When he reveals his truth to us, God expects us to be like the faithful Bareans and seek Him through His Spirit of truth to guide us in His Word to see if these things be true then we are to FOLLOW him who calls us out of darkness into the light, because he is the light. God's sheep hear His Voice because he is the Word....
Thanks for sharing your testimony...
God is not slack concerning His promises but is long suffering and patient not willing that anyone should perish and be lost.
As you have received Jesus (by Faith in His Word) we are to walk in Him. When we are a babe in Christ we do not know everything as we need to learn of Him (the Word) and grow in Grace and the knowledge of Him who loves all. God onlt holds us accountable for what we know and not what we do not know.
As we continue in the Faith of God's Word we continue to grow in Him who loves all and he frees us to LOVE as he first LOVED us as we BELIEVE and FOLLOW Him. This is the operation of God to LOVE.
God reveals NEW things to us when we are in ignorance of His Word so that we can grow and have a closer walk with him. When he reveals his truth to us, God expects us to be like the faithful Bareans and seek Him through His Spirit of truth to guide us in His Word to see if these things be true then we are to FOLLOW him who calls us out of darkness into the light, because he is the light. God's sheep hear His Voice because he is the Word....
Thanks for sharing your testimony...
Yes indeed Jesus says that if we hate others it is the same as murder.
How amazing is God to take that away from you to set you free to love?
This is the POWER of God unto salvation to all those who believe.... and how we are to walk and abide in Him. We just need the Faith the size of the mustard seed
How amazing is God to take that away from you to set you free to love?
This is the POWER of God unto salvation to all those who believe.... and how we are to walk and abide in Him. We just need the Faith the size of the mustard seed
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Yes indeed Jesus says that if we hate others it is the same as murder.
How amazing is God to take that away from you to set you free to love?
This is the POWER of God unto salvation to all those who believe.... and how we are to walk and abide in Him. We just need the Faith the size of the mustard seed
How amazing is God to take that away from you to set you free to love?
This is the POWER of God unto salvation to all those who believe.... and how we are to walk and abide in Him. We just need the Faith the size of the mustard seed
We need to walk in it.
The old covenant is physical- written on physical tablets, obeyed physically- such as take adulterers outside the city and physically stone them to death.
The new covenant is spiritual- written on our hearts, obeyed spiritually- such as if you look at someone to lust after them you’ve already committed adultery in your heart. You must die to sin (spiritually) and live for God.
God’s laws will always stand. What was nailed to the cross was the law of Moses- which means the physical way of obeying God’s laws. Now we obey God’s laws spiritually under the authority of Christ. When they speak of ‘the law’ they mean ‘the law of Moses’ they do not mean ‘the law of God’. We were to obey God’s law physically under Moses, and spiritually under Christ. (Romans 7:1-4).
The new covenant is spiritual- written on our hearts, obeyed spiritually- such as if you look at someone to lust after them you’ve already committed adultery in your heart. You must die to sin (spiritually) and live for God.
God’s laws will always stand. What was nailed to the cross was the law of Moses- which means the physical way of obeying God’s laws. Now we obey God’s laws spiritually under the authority of Christ. When they speak of ‘the law’ they mean ‘the law of Moses’ they do not mean ‘the law of God’. We were to obey God’s law physically under Moses, and spiritually under Christ. (Romans 7:1-4).
While the Holy Spirit was poured out on the day of Pentecost (when His Body came into existence) because that was a prophetic necessity, the New Covenant went into effect the moment Christ "gave up the ghost" (expired). We know this for a fact because of what happened to the temple veil which divided the Holy Place from the Holy of Holies.
Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent...
(Mt 27:50,51).
This was a supernatural event (just like those three dark hours). Ideally, that should have been a signal to the priests and Levites to go home, and bring the temple services to an end. Instead the temple services continued until AD 70, when the temple was destroyed.
Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent...
(Mt 27:50,51).
This was a supernatural event (just like those three dark hours). Ideally, that should have been a signal to the priests and Levites to go home, and bring the temple services to an end. Instead the temple services continued until AD 70, when the temple was destroyed.
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Certianly it is done concerning the Sacrifice ratified in blood the Covenant at that very moment:
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]There are 2 "it is done" statements...
Fulfilled already
John 19:30, “So when [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]יהושע [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]took the sour wine He said, “It is done!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.”
Fulfilled already- To be fulfilled in the future
1. Passover/First-fruits – Yahshua's Sacrifice(Passover), burial and resurrection (First Fruits – presenting Himself to YHWH)
2. Feast of Unleavened Bread – Removal of sin by Yahshua's perfect work as the Passover Sacrifice
3. Feast of Weeks – The blessing Holy Spirit of YHWH, coming into our lives stronger than ever
4. Feast of Trumpets – Yahshua's return and gathering of the Saints
5. Day of Atonement – Yahshua leads the army of YHWH to destroy evil rulers of this world and satan is chained for 1,000 years
6. Feast of Tabernacles – Yahshua dwells on earth for 1,000 years teaching truth and righteousness
7. The Last Great Day – satan is loosed and swiftly destroyed, the Kingdom of YHWH reigns forever
To be fulfilled in the future
Revelation 21:4-8, “And Yah shall wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, nor mourning, nor crying. And there shall be no more pain, for the former matters have passed away. And He who was sitting on the throne said, “See, I make all matters new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and trustworthy. And He said to me, “It is done! I am the ‘Aleph’ and the ‘Taw’, the Beginning and the End. To the one who thirsts I shall give of the fountain of the water of life without payment. The one who overcomes shall inherit all this, and I shall be his Strength and he shall be My son. But as for the cowardly, and untrustworthy, and abominable, and murderers, and those who whore, and drug sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the false, their part is in the lake which burns with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.”[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]There are 2 "it is done" statements...
Fulfilled already
John 19:30, “So when [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]יהושע [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]took the sour wine He said, “It is done!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.”
Fulfilled already- To be fulfilled in the future
1. Passover/First-fruits – Yahshua's Sacrifice(Passover), burial and resurrection (First Fruits – presenting Himself to YHWH)
2. Feast of Unleavened Bread – Removal of sin by Yahshua's perfect work as the Passover Sacrifice
3. Feast of Weeks – The blessing Holy Spirit of YHWH, coming into our lives stronger than ever
4. Feast of Trumpets – Yahshua's return and gathering of the Saints
5. Day of Atonement – Yahshua leads the army of YHWH to destroy evil rulers of this world and satan is chained for 1,000 years
6. Feast of Tabernacles – Yahshua dwells on earth for 1,000 years teaching truth and righteousness
7. The Last Great Day – satan is loosed and swiftly destroyed, the Kingdom of YHWH reigns forever
To be fulfilled in the future
Revelation 21:4-8, “And Yah shall wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, nor mourning, nor crying. And there shall be no more pain, for the former matters have passed away. And He who was sitting on the throne said, “See, I make all matters new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and trustworthy. And He said to me, “It is done! I am the ‘Aleph’ and the ‘Taw’, the Beginning and the End. To the one who thirsts I shall give of the fountain of the water of life without payment. The one who overcomes shall inherit all this, and I shall be his Strength and he shall be My son. But as for the cowardly, and untrustworthy, and abominable, and murderers, and those who whore, and drug sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the false, their part is in the lake which burns with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.”[/FONT]
You have a "different" gospel, a perverted gospel of salvation by "grace plus law, faith plus works" (Galatians 1:6-9) and the apostle Paul states that the gospel is "hid" to those who are lost and also that the god of this world has blinded the minds of those who do not believe. (2 Corinthians 4:3,4) I hope and pray that some day you will come to repent and believe the gospel.
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