The Cutting of the Covenant

Gary DeLashmutt

Romans 4:1-5

A fascinating narrative describing how God ratified a covenant with Abram and providing three key insights into living by faith. God declares us to be in right standing with Him when we simply trust in His promise. Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is faith under strain. Faith submits to God's plan and to His timing for its fulfillment.

God's Covenant with Abraham

Gary DeLashmutt

Genesis 12:1-3

Find out why many scholars think the Abrahamic Covenant is the most important passage in the Bible and why God picked Abraham. God did the heavy-lifting in this bilateral treaty but Abraham responded in faith to His initiative. What is our response to God's initiation in our lives?

A New and Better Covenant

Ryan Lowery

Hebrews 9:1-15

The author of Hebrews explains how Jesus is the ultimate fulfillment of the Old Testament temple and sacrificial system, the final sacrifice that actually took away sin. This new covenant means that Jews no longer needed to follow the old system, which was only a picture of what was to come. People today are also made right with God through Christ's blood alone and do not need to follow laws, perform rituals, or do good works to be made right with God.

Jesus a New and Better High Priest

Ryan Lowery

Hebrews 7:23-25

The author of Hebrews begins to demonstrate that the new covenant is superior to the old covenant, and has made it obsolete. In these chapters, he outlines how Jesus is a new and better High Priest, one who is forever and intercedes not only for the Jewish people, but for all who would believe in him.

The New Covenant

Scott Risley

2 Corinthians 3:1-18

Paul writes to the Corinthians to refute the influence of false teachers, who were trying to convince the church that they needed to follow Old Testament law, in addition to faith in Christ. Paul explains that Jesus ushered in the New Covenant, making the Old Covenant obsolete. This means that, as Christians under the New Covenant, we are also not under the law, and have true freedom in Christ.

New Covenant Christianity

James Rochford

2 Corinthians 3:5-18

Paul outlines for the Corinthian church what it means to live under the New Covenant, as opposed to the Old Covenant. While the Old Covenant law still serves an important purpose for believers today, we are no longer bound by it; instead, under the New Covenant, every believer can have direct access to God and has no reason to fear.

Life Under the New Covenant

Conrad Hilario

2 Corinthians 3:1-18

Paul explains to the Corinthians that Christians now live under the "new covenant" ushered in by Jesus, and not the "old covenant" given to Moses. This means that we can be free of legalism and, instead, draw close to God based on grace, experiencing transformation, which will reflect God's glory to the watching world.

Introduction to the Book of Hebrews

Ryan Lowery

Hebrews 1:1-2

To understand the book of Hebrews, you have to understand the Old Testament. An overview of Biblical history starting with creation and original sin, through God's covenants with Abraham and David, and including times of idolatry and captivity for the people of Israel.

Servants of a New Covenant

Dennis McCallum

2 Corinthians 3:4-18

Through God's free gift of grace, His followers can approach Him with confidence. This is a different covenant than what was in the Old Testament. Despite having this confidence, people often still approach God in a formalistic manner and forget that they do not have to perform for God. This teaching covers the Old Covenant versus the New and how we can approach God with confidence.