Hebrew Roots/Covenants (plural)
Hebrew Roots/Covenants (plural)
Shalom everyone!
I think the misinterpretation I have heard of exactly what a covenant includes; I feel a response is needed here. Any covenant, regardless of the parameters of time all are inclusive of a "Promise".
Example: When your enemies are to great for you I will defend you, This as simple as it seems dis-includes any dismissal of the covenant just because party "B" fails to keep its' promise. The covenant in Jeremiah 31 does not require ratification by us since it is, like Salvation not of our making. Either this covenant applies to us here in the end-times or it is a lie. Forgive me but from time to time I am wearied by replacement theologists but all is well, the Apostle Peter when he spoke on the Hebrew High day of Shavuot explained that the things they were observing was none other than the Ruach "Holy Spirit" being poured out as promised and we must remember that the early congregation was almost exclusively comprised of Hebrews. When we ask ourselves why there were so many people present and that the simple appointment we have with YHVH on this day was due to the early congregation "obeying" the Torah.
I placed obeying in quotes since it seems to be a foreign word in its scope and meaning to a large percentage of today's Church. A good example is the Sabbath day. We have in our arrogance told G-d which day we choose to "Rest" on and what Holy Days we will or will not observe. Sounds just a bit rebellious to me.
I choose to believe and honor the prophets and do my best to not "change" its' meaning to fit my intellect. So, as I said earlier. a covenant has no basis if a promise is not present so then it is no covenant at all and trying to separate the two from each other is unlearned.
Again in a bit simpler form, a fifty dollar bill has the promise to purchase something of equal value but this does not make the fifty dollar bill the focus of our needs or desires but the promise it represents. And again, A stop sign, once you have stopped at it and continue on your way does this stop sign now have no meaning? Hmm.. I was just wondering.