The New Covenant - Part Two

Hebrews 8:6,7 says about Jesus, "But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better Covenant, which was established on better promises. For if that first Covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second."

In our message last week, we started studying the New Covenant that Jesus established upon His Death and Resurrection. The basis of this message are the two verses above from Hebrews 8 that says Jesus came to earth to establish a New and Better Covenant. What was wrong with the Old Covenant? The Old Covenant referred to in Hebrews 8 is the Mosaic Covenant that established God's Law. The reason it needed to be replaced was that no one could keep all 613 Laws.

As a result, a system of sacrificing animals was established that was not the forgiveness of the sins of the people but just the covering over of their sins. Hebrews 10:3,4 says, "But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins."

What was God's solution to this situation in order that He could forgive the sins of people - Jews and Gentiles - and grant them Salvation and Eternal Life? He Sent His Son Jesus Christ To Earth! Referring to Jesus Hebrew 10:5-10 says, "Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: 'Sacrifice an offering You did not desire, but a body You have prepared for Me. In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You had no pleasure. Then I said, behold, I have come - in the volume of the book it is written of Me - to do Your will, O God. "Previously saying, 'sacrifice and offering, burnet offerings and offerings for sin You did not desire, nor had pleasure in them.' Then He said, 'Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God.' He takes away the first that He may establish the second. By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all."

The Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ established a New and Better Covenant! We should be thanking Jehovah God every day for His plan of Salvation, Eternal Life and Forgiveness of Sins! Bless His Holy Name!

May The Lord Bless And Keep You This Day And Every Day,

Frank