by Barbara Latta
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| The Bible gives us two covenants. |
The Bible gives us two covenants God made with mankind. The
first which we refer to as the Old Testament, or Covenant, and the second is
the New Testament.
Despite the fact that the New Testament tells us of Jesus’
life, death, burial and resurrection which gives us victory over sin, many
people still refer back to the Old Testament when approaching God.
Hebrews 8:7 tells us, “For if that first covenant had been
faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second.” The old covenant
was a shadow of things to come and the new covenant is the fulfillment. That is
not to say that we need to throw out Genesis to Malachi. These accounts are
given for our learning and admonition (1 Corinthians 10:11).
But when we think God is still dealing with our sin and behavior
the same way He did during Old Testament times, we are not approaching our
heavenly Father using the power Jesus died to give us.
