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The new covenant is not complicated. But 2P2P is very complicated. So here is what the new covenant was about.
Christ is the new covenant partner. 'I will make you a covenant for the nations.'--Isaiah. He acts on behalf of that part of mankind that believes. They are welcomed to make use of his righteousness to be accepted and blessed by God.
"This is the new covenant in my blood" he drank, after saying that the next time he drank it, it would be fulfilled.
Except in 2P2P, it is a standard Christian belief that the blood of Christ was shed for all mankind. Not that they all recieve it, though. But there is not a separate way of worship or reconciling with God.
In 2 Cor 3-5, it is spoken of more as a ministry but that's only because it becomes a ministry. The new covenant for all mankind is now a message to be proclaimed. It replaces the old covenant, 3:10. It brings righteousness (justification) to men who believe. That is the treatment for the debt problem.
The new covenant is part of the new creation, which is Christ; Paul did not mean all the individual events; he meant those 'in Christ--the new creation.'
Christ and the new covenant are also the age of grace and favor that Isaiah spoke of in 49 that would come after the law.
Hebrews has the most detail on the new covenant's presence. As you can see from the book, all the old accoutrements of Judaism are let go of; the features of the new covenant are universal, saving all who believe. 2:14+ This was always bound to happen because Christ is of the priest-line of Melchizedek anyway, not Aaron. The new covenant is now and fulfilled in Christ and is far superior in cleansing a person from sin. There is no longer any sacrifice for sin, 10:18.
The obnoxious system of 2P2P is entirely at odds with 8:13; this is found every week here at TOL. Because 2P2P is the fraud that God is operating some other system with Judaism around and behind the back of Christ.
Christ is the new covenant partner. 'I will make you a covenant for the nations.'--Isaiah. He acts on behalf of that part of mankind that believes. They are welcomed to make use of his righteousness to be accepted and blessed by God.
"This is the new covenant in my blood" he drank, after saying that the next time he drank it, it would be fulfilled.
Except in 2P2P, it is a standard Christian belief that the blood of Christ was shed for all mankind. Not that they all recieve it, though. But there is not a separate way of worship or reconciling with God.
In 2 Cor 3-5, it is spoken of more as a ministry but that's only because it becomes a ministry. The new covenant for all mankind is now a message to be proclaimed. It replaces the old covenant, 3:10. It brings righteousness (justification) to men who believe. That is the treatment for the debt problem.
The new covenant is part of the new creation, which is Christ; Paul did not mean all the individual events; he meant those 'in Christ--the new creation.'
Christ and the new covenant are also the age of grace and favor that Isaiah spoke of in 49 that would come after the law.
Hebrews has the most detail on the new covenant's presence. As you can see from the book, all the old accoutrements of Judaism are let go of; the features of the new covenant are universal, saving all who believe. 2:14+ This was always bound to happen because Christ is of the priest-line of Melchizedek anyway, not Aaron. The new covenant is now and fulfilled in Christ and is far superior in cleansing a person from sin. There is no longer any sacrifice for sin, 10:18.
The obnoxious system of 2P2P is entirely at odds with 8:13; this is found every week here at TOL. Because 2P2P is the fraud that God is operating some other system with Judaism around and behind the back of Christ.
