Christ My Covenant - New Covenant Theology http://www.christmycovenant.com/ en Christian christmycovenant.com Moe Bergeron Moe Bergeron http://www.christmycovenant.com/content/df1/df_lib1/prayers_of_paul_7.html Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:21:22 GMT Dave Frampton: This prayer follows Paul's thanksgiving for the salvation of the Thessalonian saints, which is in contrast to the eternal condemnation that is coming on those who have not believed the truth but who have delighted in wickedness. The section 2:13-17 is made up of three parts; [1] Doctrinal declaration. 2:13-14., [2] Practical exhortation. 2:15., [3] Personal intercession. 2:16-17. Note: A preaching of doctrinal truth provides the foundation for practical demand that leads in turn to the necessity of prayer for personal realization. This is the consistent order of the New Testament Scriptures. [...] http://www.christmycovenant.com/content/er1/er_lib1/act_like_men.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:51:59 GMT Ed Ross: Principled, unwavering strength has no need to prove itself. It acts always in love for God and love for man. It does not “turn to the left or the right’ under pressure. It courageously stands in the gap against evil and its threats to the Lord´s sheep. [...] http://www.christmycovenant.com/content/misc1/not_in_kansas_anymore.htm Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:34:20 GMT Chad Bresson: Christ, the New Torah If Jesus Christ, the Messiah, is the Covenant of the New Covenant the natural question arises as to what law must be obeyed under the New Covenant since the law delineated the stipulations of the Sinatic Covenant. Those stipulations under the Old Covenant outlined, among other things, the terms of righteousness and holiness. To keep covenant was to obey the law (a thought worth much more consideration at some other time). Spurgeon, in a sermon on the subject of Christ as Our Righteousness -- taken from Jeremiah 23:6, drops this tantalizing thought: "Christ in his life was so righteous, that we may say of the life, taken as a vehicle, that it is righteousness itself. Christ is the law incarnate. Understand me. He lived out the law of God to the very full, and while you see God's precepts written in fire on Sinai's brow, you see them written in flesh in..." [read more] http://www.christmycovenant.com/content/misc1/completed_by_the_spirit.htm Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:30:38 GMT Edwin W. Trefzger III: For the apostle Paul, the Mosaic law - or any external commands not grounded in the indicative of the Spirit of God given to dwell in the believer - is antithetical to our growth in holiness; rather it is the Holy Spirit who is transforming the believer from "one degree of glory to another," (2 Cor 3:18)[1]. Paul's teaching on the uselessness of the law to combat sin in the life of the Christian has been distorted through the lens of confessional Covenant Theology, resulting in a focus on law that continues to enslave believers in sin.[2] Perhaps Paul's exasperated exclamation and rhetorical questions to the "foolish" Galatians is [read article] Comments http://www.christmycovenant.com/sermons.htm Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:24:48 GMT Moe Bergeron: The promise of a New Covenant that God had made to the houses of Judah and Israel (Jeremiah 31:31) is fulfilled and realized in the New Covenant Community. Thus the New Community (the Body of Christ) assumes all of the prerogatives of Israel. Acts 3:25-26, Eph 2 [view lecture] A manuscript is available. Comments http://www.christmycovenant.com/content/jd1/jd1_lib1/new_exodus_in_christ.html Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:23:51 GMT John Dunn: The wonder of the Exodus event is that it gloriously foreshadowed and typified the new Exodus event of the New Covenant in Christ Jesus. The Exodus event of old has been divinely cast as the definitive paradigm of redemptive history. The apostolic Gospels and epistles are nothing less than the full expounding of the New Exodus spiritual realities. A right view of Christ’s redemptive work can only be viewed through the lens of the New Exodus paradigm. A careful study of New Testament language usage will reveal how the apostolic authors import many significant words, texts, and themes from the Old Testament into their writings. For example, the apostle Paul uses explicit Exodus language in his epistles (bondage, slave, Passover, liberty, sacrifice, firstborn, firstfruits, circumcision, mediator of the covenant, Great High Priest, Mt. Sinai vs. Mt. Zion). This clearly indicates that the apostolic writers understood the New Covenant Christ-event as a completely new spiritual Exodus, the grand fulfillment of all the Old Covenant types. Through the new Exodus-event of Jesus, God has entered into an unconditional grace-covenant (the New Covenant) with His Church, the true Israel of God. [read full article] Editor's Comment: This article provides one of the best summaries of why there is an explosion of interest in the New Covenant and New Covenant Theology. Read it! Pass it on! Get it up on your blogs! Comments http://www.christmycovenant.com/audiovideo.htm Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:40:10 GMT Steve Best: "The Right Tools for the Job" [audio message] As a Christian do you find yourself struggling and often depressed because you think you will never measure up to God's holy standard? This ought not to be! Where is the joy in your Christian life? Give this message a serious listen as brother Best encourages your heart with the word of Christ. Steve Best serves as the Senior Pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel of DeKalb. The "Best" of New Covenant preaching! Comment http://www.christmycovenant.com/recent_posts.html Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:22:30 GMT The list of our most recent articles has been updated. For previous posts that are still as fresh as can be visit our "Recent Posts" page.