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Mark A. Copeland D. THE NEW COVENANT HAS MADE THE FIRST “OBSOLETE”... (13) 1. By even calling the promised covenant “new”, God made the first covenant obsolete a. The old covenant actually continued on for about 500 years after Jeremiah b. But with the promise of the new, attention would be taken away from the Old Covenant and directed toward the new one that was coming! 2. Its obsolescence was especially seen in the days of the Hebrew writer... a. It was “becoming obsolete and growing old” 1) The death of Jesus rendered the sacrifices of the first covenant unnecessary 2) Before long, the temple itself would be destroyed, and along with it, the last vestiges of the Levitical priesthood b. Truly, it was “ready to vanish away” [So God promised a “new covenant” to replace the “old covenant”; and Jesus is the “Mediator” of this covenant, which is “a better covenant”. Better in what way? Better because it “was established on better promises”. Let’s now consider some of...] II. GOD’S PROMISES INVOLVING THE NEW COVENANT (10-12) A. IT WILL BE INWARD AND SPIRITUAL... (10) 1. “I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts” 2. The first covenant had its laws written on tablets of stone; the new covenant is one that requires God’s laws be written in our hearts 3. It is not enough to have God’s Word in our hands, on our coffee tables, etc. a. We must plant God’s Word into our hearts - cf. Ja 1:21 b. For only then can we truly be born again by the incorruptible seed, the word of God - 1 Pe 1:22-23 -- Are you living up to intent of the New Covenant, or are you little different than those under the first covenant, who had the Word, but not on their hearts? B. IT WILL PROVIDE A CLOSER RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD... (10) 1. “I will be their God, and they shall be My people” 2. The actual terms of this promise is really nothing new - cf. Exo 6:7; Lev 26:12 3. But in each successive “age”, its promise is filled with fresh meaning; for example... a. In “this age”, we enjoy a closer relationship with God - cf. 2 Co 6:16-18; 1 Pe 2:9-10 b. But even more so, in the “age to come”, which is in eternity - cf. Re 21:1-7 -- Are you utilizing the blessings whereby you can have a closer relationship with God? C. IT WILL BE WITH PEOPLE WHO KNOW THE LORD... (11) 1. “None of them shall teach...saying, ‘Know the Lord’, for all shall know Me...” 2. The New Covenant will be with people who have already come to know the Lord a. Unlike the first covenant, in which people entered it at birth; as they grew up, they needed to be taught about the Lord b. In the new covenant, one must come to know the Lord before they can enter the covenant 3. So it is that one must believe in Jesus before they can enter into a covenant relationship with their Lord through baptism - cf. Ac 8:36-38 -- Does not this feature of the New Covenant preclude the practice of infant baptism? Sermons From Hebrews 64
Mark A. Copeland D. IT WILL PROVIDE TRUE FORGIVENESS FOR SIN... (12) 1. “For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more” 2. Here is the ultimate basis of the blessing previously described; by virtue of the forgiveness of sins can we truly be God’s people, and He our God! 3. Thus the New Covenant provides what the first covenant could not: true forgiveness of sins! - cf. He 10:1-4,11 CONCLUSION 1. Such are “The Promises Of God’s New Covenant”... a. As foretold through the prophet Jeremiah b. Now fulfilled through the coming of Jesus and His death on the cross -- By virtue of “better promises”, Christ is truly the Mediator of a “better covenant”! 3. But there is more to be said about why the New Covenant is a better covenant... a. It also has a better sanctuary b. It also has a better sacrifice -- But consideration of these things will be saved for later At this point it might be appropriate to ask: Have you truly entered into a covenant relationship with the Lord? The entrance terms of this New Covenant are simple: They involve faith in Christ and a confession of that faith (Ro 10:9,10), along with repentance of sins and baptism into Christ (Ac 2:36-39). The promised blessings of the New Covenant await any and all who are willing to so respond to the gospel of Christ! Sermons From Hebrews 65
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