First and Second!
We call The Bible a book of two
testaments or covenants, the old and the new; I believe we should call it The
Bible The Book of GOD! It is not two testaments or covenants; it is GOD’s
Eternal Word to humanity so that we can know Him and His Purpose in creating
us. It is in two parts but it is one complete Book of Revelation: The
Revelation of JEHOVAH GOD Who created everything that exists and His Son JESUS
CHRIST Who fulfilled GOD’s Plan of Salvation for humanity! The Bible is The
First Eternal Covenant and The Second Eternal Covenant!
What I am saying is that I do not
like the terms old and new in reference to GOD’s Word the Bible!
GOD’s First Covenant with humanity
was and is Eternal (Genesis 1:26-31, 2:15-25, 8:20-9:17; Isaiah 40:8; 1 Peter
1:25; Matthew 5:17-18; Ephesians 3:8-12).
GOD’s Covenant with Abraham was built
on His Covenant with Adam and all humanity (Genesis 12:1-9, 13:14-18, 15,
17:1-15; 22:10-19), each promise was built on the one before it and passed down
to Issac, Jacob and Jacob’s twelve sons who became the nation of Israel. As you
study The first Covenant you learn that JEHOVAH GOD continued to Bless Israel
according to His Covenants which are Eternal!
GOD’s Covenant with the Church (JESUS’
Physical Body in the earth; Romans 12:1-8; Ephesians 4:1-6) begins in The First
Testament (Genesis 3:14-15; Matthew 13:36-43; John 8:42-44; Isaiah 7:10-16;
Psalm 22; Isaiah 53) and is fulfilled in JESUS CHRIST The Son of GOD – The Son
of Man (Matthew 1:18-25; John 3:16-17; Matthew 5:17-20; Romans 16:17-20; 2
Corinthians 5:20-21; 1 Peter 1:13-21).
So what am I saying? I am saying
that Christians – The Body of CHRIST – JESUS is our Head – do not have a Bible
that has an Old Covenant that needed to be replaced by a New Covenant! We have
The Bible (Word) of GOD which is made up of His now fulfilled Original Covenant
and His Second Covenant which is the Revelation of that fulfillment by JESUS
CHRIST! JEHOVAH GOD expects All Believers in JESUS CHRIST to live according the
First and Second Covenants, His Whole and Complete Word to humanity!
Definitions:
Old = worn out, needs repair,
updating or replacement; flawed.1
New = better, updated or replaces;
improved.1
First = the beginning , more to
come.1
Second = adds to or completes the
first.1
Testament = *n. 1
will (esp. last will and testament). 2 evidence; proof (testament
to his loyalty). 3 Bible a covenant; dispensation. b (Testament)
division of The Christian Bible (see Old Testament, New Testament).2
Covenant = n. 1
agreement, contract. 2 Law sealed contract, esp. a deed of
covenant. 3 (Covenant) Bible agreement between GOD and the
Israelites. *v. agree, esp. by legal covenant.2
1 My definition.
2 The Oxford American
Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1998
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