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A New Covenant Jeremiah 31:31-34 31. Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: 32. Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:

Carried away to Babylon Ark of the Covenant Carried away to Babylon

A Heart Written Covenant “But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.” Jeremiah 31:33 Contrasts OLD NEW Book -------------------------------------- Externally …………………………. Outward --------------------------------- Physical …………………………… Visible ------------------------------------ Hearts Internally Within Spiritual Unseen

This is not the New Covenant

The New Covenant began On Pentecost A.D. 33 Peter preached the sermon 3,000 had something written on their hearts Baptized into New Covenant Received Word preached 15 years before 1st book of New Testament was written “And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.” Heb. 12:24

3,000 New Covenants Commitment to follow Christ Jesus had written something on their hearts 3,000 personal covenants or contracts

Printer’s Mistake Old = book New = heart

A Heart Written Covenant “Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.” II Cor. 3:3

A Personal Relationship “But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.” Jeremiah 31:33 God always wanted a personal relationship Eden Enoch Samuel Joseph David Daniel

In the New Covenant we have a personal relationship “I will be their God” Jer. 31:33 “The Lord is at Hand” Phil.4:5 “Peace that passes all understanding” – Phil. 4:6-7 “I will be their God, and they shall be my people” II Cor.6:16

Knowers of the Lord “And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD:” Jer.31:34a

Old Covenant New Covenant Samuel born to Hebrew Parents Did not know the Lord Was part of the covenant - Had to be taught who the Lord was New Covenant “gladly received the Word” Acts 2:41 They knew who the Lord was It is an Individual Covenant

Absolute Remission Pardon “for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.” Jer. 31:34b

Impossible before the Cross “and without shedding of blood is no remission.” Heb.9:22 “But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.” Heb.10:3 “For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.” Heb. 10:4 Reality after the Cross “And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.” Heb. 10:17 Quote from Jeremiah - Jer. 31:34

A New Covenant The New is Superior to the Old Heart written Personal relation Knowers of the Lord Absolute remission

A New Covenant Jeremiah 31:31-34 Quoted in Hebrews 8:8-13 We are living in the days of this Covenant God made with us

Have you made a covenant with God ? A New Covenant Have you made a covenant with God ? Faith Repentance Confession Baptism

Nelson Chapel Church of Christ 5039 Six Mile Road Maryville, Tn. 37803 www.nelsonchapelchurchofchrist.org August 5, 2018 Sermon by Arthur Pigman 2705 Druid Hill Dr. Maryville, Tn. 37804 art65ann@gmail.com CCL11325562