Title: The Great Exchange (6)
Series: Weakness Is Your Greatest Strength
Author: Eddie Snipes
Text: 2 Peter 1:4
One of the great myths of Christianity is that you must get your life right with God in order to be accepted by Him. This teaching is not taught in the New Testament. It's not your job to repair your broken soul. It's your job to trust in God's work enough to let Him take away the old and replace it with the new life offered through the cross at Jesus' death.
Before I explain, let's take a moment to clarify the difference between the Old and New Testaments. You may have heard the word 'covenant'. The word 'testament' and 'covenant' are interchangeable, for both of these English words are translated from the same Greek word.1 Greek was the dominant language during the time when the New Testament was written.
Covenant / testament means an agreement or a pact that cannot be broken without the death of the testator (the one who has guaranteed the pact). In some cases, the covenant doesn't come into action until after the testator has died, such as a will, or promise to give an inheritance that was secured through a covenant.
The old covenant (or Old Testament) was a covenant between God and His people, Israel. The old covenant was heavily dependent upon man. Since man (God's people) entered the covenant, they made a pact with God that in order to be in His promise, they would accept the requirement to live perfectly. Any failure to keep the law would receive the penalty outlined in the law.
At the heart of the law was the 10 Commandments; however, there were not only ten commands. These ten were the foundation of the entire Old Testament law. If God's people broke the law, the law had penalties. To understand this, think about modern laws. To be a citizen of any nation, you are under certain laws. If you break these laws, there is a penalty, and violators are stripped of possessions or freed ...
Series: Weakness Is Your Greatest Strength
Author: Eddie Snipes
Text: 2 Peter 1:4
One of the great myths of Christianity is that you must get your life right with God in order to be accepted by Him. This teaching is not taught in the New Testament. It's not your job to repair your broken soul. It's your job to trust in God's work enough to let Him take away the old and replace it with the new life offered through the cross at Jesus' death.
Before I explain, let's take a moment to clarify the difference between the Old and New Testaments. You may have heard the word 'covenant'. The word 'testament' and 'covenant' are interchangeable, for both of these English words are translated from the same Greek word.1 Greek was the dominant language during the time when the New Testament was written.
Covenant / testament means an agreement or a pact that cannot be broken without the death of the testator (the one who has guaranteed the pact). In some cases, the covenant doesn't come into action until after the testator has died, such as a will, or promise to give an inheritance that was secured through a covenant.
The old covenant (or Old Testament) was a covenant between God and His people, Israel. The old covenant was heavily dependent upon man. Since man (God's people) entered the covenant, they made a pact with God that in order to be in His promise, they would accept the requirement to live perfectly. Any failure to keep the law would receive the penalty outlined in the law.
At the heart of the law was the 10 Commandments; however, there were not only ten commands. These ten were the foundation of the entire Old Testament law. If God's people broke the law, the law had penalties. To understand this, think about modern laws. To be a citizen of any nation, you are under certain laws. If you break these laws, there is a penalty, and violators are stripped of possessions or freed ...
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