“…remember
that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the
commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no
hope and without God in the world.” (Ephesians 2:12)
Paul
described salvation as being brought into “the covenants of promise.” The
author of Hebrews called Jesus the “mediator of a new covenant.” And Jesus
referred to Communion wine as “my blood of the new covenant.” Hmmm…
Given
the importance and centrality of this little word (covenant) it’s a little
puzzling how few evangelicals could offer a working definition of “covenant” or
give an account of the succession of covenants blossoming into the New
Covenant.
This
week at King’s Cross Church we will begin a new sermon series called “The
Covenants of Promise” in which we will explore the riches of God’s love
revealed in His unfolding plan of redemption.
Cant Wait!
ReplyDelete