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HOME OF ARTICLES  “Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds so we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins.” (Hebrews 9:14 NLT).   The New Covenant is infinitely superior to the Old Covenant because it offers and provides righteousness for men as a gift from God. The righteousness men under the Old Covenant pursued by the works of the law but still could not attain is now available to all men as a gift to be received purely by faith in Christ and His finished work. That is why it is called “the righteousness of faith.” Apostle Paul aptly explains this truth. Romans 9:30-32 – NKJV  30 What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness of faith;  31 but Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness.  32 Why...

HOME OF ARTICLES  “ But if you are guided (led) by the [Holy] Spirit, you are not subject to the Law.”   (Galatians 5:18 AMP)   God deals with men based on His Covenant with them. Before the coming of Jesus Christ into the world, God dealt with His people based on the Covenant He made with them on Mount Sinai. Moses was the mediator of the Old Covenant, and the blessings or benefits of this Covenant are contingent on the performance or obedience of the people to the written regulations of the Covenant – the Law. Moses clearly explained this truth to the children of Israel. Deuteronomy 28:1-3, 15-16 – NKJV  1 “Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the LORD your God will set you high above all nations of the earth.  2 “And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the LORD your God:  3 “Blessed sha...

HOME OF ARTICLES  “For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.” (Romans 5:17 NKJV)   It is not sinning but sin-consciousness that primarily stops or hinders many New Covenant believers today from reigning in life and enjoying the benefits of the New Covenant. Through His blood, the Lord Jesus has obtained for us eternal redemption—the forgiveness of sins (past, present, and future). The Scripture clearly states this truth. Ephesians 1:7 – NKJV 7   In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace. Hebrews 9:12 – NKJV 12 Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. Even though the Lord Jesus Christ has obtained eternal redemption (the forgiveness of sins) for us through His...

HOME OF ARTICLES  “ When God speaks of a new [covenant or agreement], He makes the first one obsolete (out of use). And what is obsolete (out of use and annulled because of age) is ripe for disappearance and to be dispensed with altogether.” (Hebrews 8:13 AMP)   God does not deal with people arbitrarily or haphazardly, but He deals with people per His covenant with them. You will know what to expect from God if you know and understand His covenant. God has been the same throughout the ages; however, God’s covenants and dealings with men have never been the same. The Bible teaches that there have been different dispensations or divinely ordered ways of God’s dealings with humankind throughout the ages. A dispensation is simply a period in which God deals with humankind in a certain way. Each dispensation is based upon a specific covenant. There was a period when God dealt with men based upon the Law, which He gave the children of Israel on Mount Sinai through Moses. This p...