Our Part In The New Covenant For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 11 And they shall not teach, each one his neighbor and each one his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest. 12 For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more." 13 In speaking of a new covenant, he makes the first one obsolete Heb 8:10-13
35 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. 35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." John 13:34-35 (ESV) No, but by the law of faith. Romans 3:27 (ESV)
Love is the Fulfillment of the Law The commandments, "You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet," and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Eph. 5:25 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. Romans 13:9-10 (ESV)
The Clause That Makes The Covenant Work For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more. Heb 8:12 (NKJV)
What is our Part? BELIEVE
The Power of the Blood of Jesus How can He forget all my sins? One thing God cannot do, lie! So He means when He say He will remember your sins no more Now you must believe this Why the enemy fears this teaching Power of the Blood (Gnostic) Forgiveness of sins is based on His Grace alone and we have access into this grace by faith
Your Forgiveness is Based on His Perfect Sacrifice 13 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, 14 by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. 15 He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him. Col 2:13-15 (ESV) Hebrews 7:27
Why a Revelation is so Important 1. If you have no confidence that all your sins have been forgiven, then your eternal security and salvation will always hang in the balance. 2. If you think that your sins were not fully dealt with at the cross, then you can never have the confidence to enjoy the Lord s Presence because you can never be sure if He is on your side. 3. If you do not believe that Jesus has already forgiven all your sins, it means that when you fail, you will believe that you are not right with God and that fellowship with Him has been cut off
Old Covenant / New Covenant God demanded righteousness from man. God will visit your sins to the third and fourth generations. (Exodus 20:5) God imparts righteousness to man through the finished work of Jesus. Rom. 4:5-7 God will by no means remember your sins. (Heb. 8:12; 10:17)
The children of Israel were blessed only if they obeyed God s commandments perfectly-inwardly and outwardly. (Deut.28:13-14) The children of Israel were cursed if they did not obey God s commandments perfectly (Deut.28:15-16,18,20) Believers don t have to depend on their self-efforts to receive God s blessings, because Jesus fulfilled every one of the requirements of the law on their behalf (Colossians 2:14) Believers can enjoy God s Blessings and favor because Christ became a curse for them on the cross (Galatians 3:13)
Depending on self-effort produces behavior modification without heart transformation. The blood sacrifices of animals covered the sins of the children of Israel for only one year, and the process had to be repeated every year (Heb. 10:13) Beholding the loveliness of Jesus and His finished work brings about inner transformation, which produces good works that are motivated by God s love (2 Corinthians 3:18) The blood of Jesus has removed the sins-past, present and future-of believers, completely and perfectly, once and for all (Heb 10:11-12)
Obeying the law could not and did not give the children of Israel the power to stop sin in their lives. The law had no power to make anyone holy, just and good. Sin has no dominion over believers (Rom.6:14), as the power of Jesus to overcome temptation kicks in when they are conscious that they are righteous I Christ apart from their works (Romans 4:6)
The children of Israel were robbed of their confidence in the goodness of God because they were always looking at themselves to see how well or poorly they performed (i.e. selfconscious). The children of Israel could not have an intimate relationship with God because their unrighteousness puts distance between them and God. Believers can have a tremendous sense of confidence and security in Christ because they are now looking to Jesus and not themselves (i.e. Christconscious). Believers can enjoy a close, intimate relationship with God as their Father because they are made right by faith in Jesus (2 Cor 5:17; Rom5:7-9; Heb10:10)
The children of Israel could not enter the holy of holies 9where the presence of God was). Only the high priest could, and that was only once a year, on the Day of Atonement (Lev.16:2,14) The children of Israel were under the ministry of death (2 Corinthians 3:7) Not only can believers enter God s holy presence, they can also come boldly to His throne of grace to find mercy and grace in their time of need because of Jesus perfect atonement (Hebrews 4:16) Believers are under the ministry of Jesus abundant life (2Cor.3:6; John 10:10)
Grace is Not Cheap Grace is priceless Something that is priceless can only be Given He Gave you His Grace, His righteousness, His goodness and all the benefits and blessings of the cross as gifts to be freely received when you received Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior.
Wrong Believing Cheapens God s Grace Wrong believing leads to wrong behavior When you believe you need to do something to earn God s forgiveness so that He will bless you, that s cheapening the grace of God All your sins-past, present and future-have been forgiven at the cross