Our Bible is made up of two parts,which we call the Old Testament and the New Testament,there is nothing wrong with that,and yet I believe that instead of the word ,'Testament', being used the word covenant would be more appropriate. The word testament is an old English word meaning covenant,it is in the book of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 31 v 31)we have God declaring ,'The days are coming,'declares the Lord,when I make a new covenant with Israel'. A covenant is an agreement between two people ,in this case it is God making a new covenant between Israel and Himself,the superior to the lesser.Our Saviour spoke of the New Covenant in Luke 22 at the passover meal ,we read,'In the same way ,after the supper He took the cup,saying,'This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you'.v20.so it was that the New Covenant was instituted by His death on the cross.The book of Hebrews declares clearly that the old covenant was obsolete and outdated ( Hebews 8 v13) The old covenant was inaffective,it is now about the person of Christ who is greater than angels,Moses,the Sabbath is fulfilled in Christ who is now our Sabbath (Matthew 11 v28-30). The old priesthood is gone,a new priesthood has come into being ,a priesthood after the order of Melchizedek ( Psalm 110 v4 ).The sacrifical system was finished it was ineffective (Hebrews 10),the death of Christ on the cross effectively dealt with sin,once and for all.(Hrbrews 9 v28/ 10 v 14).There is no longer a need of a temple,for every Christian is a temple in which the Holy Spirit dwells. (1 Corinthians6 v19).The old covenant is gone the new covenant has come in,likewise the old covenant Israel is finished ,the New covenant Israel has come into being,where Jew and Gentile are one,when by faith in Christ we all become children of Abraham. ( Galatians 3 v29),and we all become children of God.(Gal 4 v 4 -6)
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