SERMON@TCC, Tablon, CDO
March 11, 2012
THE TERMS OF THE NEW COVENANT
Hebrews 8:10-13
10Mao kini ang kasabotan nga himoon ko tali sa katawhan sa Israel
human niadtong mga adlawa, nag-ingon ang Ginoo. Ibutang ko ang akong mga balaod diha sa ilang mga hunahuna, ug isulat ko kini sa ilang mga kasingkasing. Mahimo ako nga ilang Dios ug mahimo sila nga akong katawhan. 11 Ug dili kinahanglan nga magtudlo pa sila sa ilang isigkalumulupyo O magsulti sa ilang isigkalungsoranon, ‘Ilha ang Ginoo!’ Kay makaila silang tanan kanako, gikan sa labing ubos hangtod sa labing halangdon kanila. 12 Pasayloon ko sila sa ilang mga kalapasan
ug dili ko na hinumdoman ang ilang mga sala.”
"For this [is] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
"None of them shall teach his neighbor, and none his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' for all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them.
"For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds [fn] I will remember no more."
What are the laws that God will put in you?
· John 13:34 – it is the royal law of love
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
· Romans 3:27 – It is the royal law of faith
Where [is] boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.
Karon, unsa na may angay tang ipanghambog? Wala! Ngano man? Tungod ba kay ang tawo nagtuman sa Balaod? Dili, kondili tungod sa iyang pagtuo.
What is our part in the New Covenant of Grace?
· It is simply to BELIEVE!
What should we believe?
· We are to believe in Jesus!
· To believe and receive Him as your personal Lord and Savior who died on the cross for all your sins.
· To believe that Jesus is the only way to salvation and that once you receive Him, you receive the gift of eternal life.
· To believe beyond the shadow of doubt that all your sins—past, present and future—were all punished on the cross and today all your sins and lawless deeds He remembers NO MORE!
“…I will be merciful to their unrighteousness and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”
WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE?
· If you don’t believe this, it will be impossible for you to depend on and expect God to protect, provide and prosper you.
· If you don’t believe this, it will rob you of the ability to receive His goodness, His blessings, His unmerited favor and His success in your life.
THE POWER OF THE BLOOD OF JESUS
· Jesus is the Son of God and His blood is untainted by any sin. That is why the shedding of His pure and innocent blood is able to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
· His blood does not cover sins temporarily like the blood of bulls and goats in the old covenant.
· His blood blots out and completely erases all our sins!
YOUR FORGIVENESS IS BASED ON HIS PERFECT SACRIFICE
You are forgiven not according to the riches of your good works, but according to the riches of God’s grace (unmerited favor).
ALL YOUR SINS—PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE—HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN!
Colossians 2:13
Kaniadto patay kamo sa espiritu tungod sa inyong mga sala ug tungod kay dili man kamo mga Judio busa wala mahisakop sa Balaod. Apan karon gibanhaw na kamo sa Dios uban ni Cristo! Gipasaylo na kita sa Dios sa tanan tang mga sala.
Lahi siya sa ubang mga pangulong pari kay dili man siya kinahanglan nga maghimog mga halad sa tanang adlaw, una alang sa iyang kaugalingong mga sala ug unya sa mga sala sa katawhan. Gihimo niya ang iyang halad sa makausa lamang ug alang sa tanang panahon sa dihang gihalad niya ang iyang kaugalingon!
WHY A REVELATION OF YOUR FORGIVENESS IS SO IMPORTANT
1. If your have no confidence that all your sins have been forgiven, then your eternal security and salvation will always hang in the balance.
2. If you think that your sins were not fully dealt with at the cross, then you can never have the confidence to enjoy the Lord’s presence because you can never be sure if He is on your side, or if He is waiting to punish you for your failures.
3. If you do not believe that Jesus has already forgiven all your sins, it means that when you fail, you will believe that you are not “right” with God and that fellowship with Him has been cut off.
My friend, God does not evaluate you based on your behavior. He sees only Jesus’ perfect work.
The cross of Jesus qualified you, but unbelief in the main clause of the new covenant disqualifies you.
The new covenant is based entirely on His unmerited favor. There is nothing for you to do, nothing for you to perform, nothing for you to accomplish.
The Difference Between The Old Covenant of Law and The New Covenant of Grace
| Under the old covenant of law | Under the new covenant of grace |
| God demanded righteousness from man | God imparts righteousness to man through the finished work of Jesus (Romans 4:5-7) |
| God will visit your sins to the third and fourth generations (Exodus 20:5) | God will by no means remember your sins (Hebrews 8:12; 10:17). |
| The children of Israel were blessed only if they obeyed God’s commandments perfectly—inwardly and outwardly (Deuteronomy 28:13-14). | Believers don’t have to depend on their self-efforts to receive God’s blessings, because Jesus fulfilled every one of the requirements of the law on their behalf (Colossians 2:14). |
| The children of Israel were cursed if they did not obey God’s commandments perfectly (Deuteronomy 28:15-16, 18, 20). | Believers can enjoy God’s blessings and undeserved favor because Christ became a curse for them on the cross (Galatians 3:13). |
| Depending on self-effort produces behavior modification without heart transformation. | Beholding the loveliness of Jesus and His finished work brings about inner transformation, which produces good works that are motivated by God’s love (2 Corinthians 3:18). |
| The blood sacrifices of animals covered the ins of the children of Israel for only one year, and the process had to be repeated every year (Hebrews 10:3). | The blood of Jesus has removed the sins—past, present and future—of believers, completely and perfectly, once for all (Hebrews 10:11-12). |
| Having the law could not and did not give the children of Israel the power to stop their sin in their lives. The law has no power to make anyone holy, just and good. | Sin has no dominion over believers (Romans 6:14), as the power of Jesus to overcome temptation kicks in when they are conscious that they are righteous in Christ apart from their works (Romans 4:6). |
| The children of Israel were robbed of their confidence in the goodness of God because they were always looking at themselves to see how well or poorly they performed (i.e. self-conscious) | Believers can have a tremendous sense of confidence and security in Christ because they are now looking to Jesus and not themselves (i.e. Christ-conscious). |
| The children of Israel could not have an intimate relationship with God because their unrighteousness put distance between them and God. | Believers can enjoy a close, intimate relationship with God as their Father because they are made righteous by faith in Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:17; Romans 5:7-9; Hebrews 10:10). |
| The children of Israel could not enter the holy of holies (where the presence of God was). Only the high priest could, and that only once a year, on the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16:2, 14). | Not only can believers enter God’s holy presence, they can also come boldly to His throne of grace to find mercy and grace in their time of need because of Jesus’ perfect atonement (Hebrews 4:16). |
| The children of Israel were under the ministry of death (2 Corinthians 3:7). | Believers are under the ministry of Jesus’ abundant life (2 Corinthians 3:6; John 10:10). |
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