I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him. (Hosea 14:4) Yehovahes Great Day To You All! To understand The New Covenant, you must first understand The Old Covenant The New and the Old are both Testaments that have led us to a reality that Good And Evil co-exist; and have done so from the Beginning of what weve come to know and experience as Life. Yet whilst weve been on this sojourn as aliens here, Tha Great El Shaddai has forever been with us regardless of our foibles and misguided efforts to be gods on earth Praise be to Yehovahe that He; in the midst of our depravity, drew us to Him with the sweet chords of His melodious grace. We were wretched and iniquitous, yet He chose to love us freely. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord, provider of our salvation and promise of hope! Law and Grace, Old Covenant and New Covenant The LORD gave me the two tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant…For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ…This cup is the new covenant in My blood. (Deuteronomy 9:11; John 1:17, and Luke 22:20) In our observations upon law and grace, we have also been considering (though not yet mentioning) the principal characteristics of the Old Covenant and the New Covenant. When the Lord wrote the message of His law upon stone tablets for Moses, He was prescribing the terms of the Old Covenant: The LORD gave me the two tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant. When Jesus came into the world to die on the cross, the Lord was establishing the New Covenant: This cup is the new covenant in My blood. These two covenants of law and grace present one of the major contrasting themes in the word of God: For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. Understanding the differences between these two covenants is of utmost importance for living the Christian life as God intends. Yehovahes law tells us that He desires holiness to characterize the way we live. Only Yehovahes grace can provide such godliness in our lives. Yehovahes law tells us that He wants Christlike love to permeate our attitudes and relationships. Only Yehovahes grace can develop such love in us. Yehovahes law tells us that He desires the perfections of the Father to be growing in us. Only Yehovahes grace is sufficient to carry out such a process of transformation. The law of Yehovahe is the what; the grace of Yehovahe is the how. The law of Yehovahe reveals sin; the grace of Yehovahe forgives sin. The law of Yehovahe indicates mans problem; the grace of Yehovahe provides Yehovahes remedy. The law of Yehovahe demands performance by man; the grace of Yehovahe offers provision from Yehovahe. The law of Yehovahe is the standard; the grace of Yehovahe is the means. The law of Yehovahe is the spiritual measuring rod that evaluates lives; the grace of Yehovahe is the nurturing resource that produces spiritual life. The law of Yehovahe tells us of the character of Yehovahe; the grace of Yehovahe reproduces that character in us. The law of Yehovahe is the effect Yehovahe wants to see; the grace of Yehovahe is the cause that brings forth that effect. Lord Yehovahe of truth, help me to rightly divide Your truth. Enlighten my spiritual understanding that I might increasingly grasp the differences between law and grace. Show me the full implications of the Old Covenant and the New Covenant. Your word impresses me with the enormous significance of these issues. Thank You for Your patience concerning my negligence or confusion on these matters. O Lord Yehovahe! I earnestly desire to live a righteous and holy life. Teach me the path of humble dependence upon Your glorious grace, through Yehoshua, my Lord and my life, Ameen!!!!!!!!! Another Battle Encountered And Conquered !!!!!!! CLAY O:)
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