What is the New Covenant in the New Testament?

Christians view the New Covenant as a new relationship between God and humans mediated by Jesus upon sincere declaration that one believes in Jesus Christ as Lord and God.

What is the New Covenant between God and Israel?

New Covenant: Between God and Christians Out of love, God the Father sent his only Son, Jesus, into the world. This new covenant would resolve the problem of sin once and for all. For three years, Jesus taught throughout Israel about the kingdom of God and his role as Messiah.

Why did God establish covenants?

The Old Testament covenants establish promises that look forward to fulfillment. Much of the New Testament is concerned to show how Jesus Christ fulfills these covenant promises and what life should look like for a people living in the New Covenant inaugurated by his death and resurrection.

What is the New Covenant and what should Christians know?

Here are some ten things about the New Covenant that all Christians should know. (1) We know from Luke 22:19-20 that when Jesus offered up his body on the cross and poured out his blood so that we might be forgiven of our sins, he was inaugurating and establishing the New Covenant.

Did God make a new covenant with Moses and Israel?

There we read that God always intended to establish a new covenant with his people that would be different from the one he made with Moses and Israel following the exodus from Egypt. To this we add Hebrews 8:13 – “In speaking of a new covenant, he [God] makes the first one [the old covenant] obsolete.

What did Jeremiah predict about the New Covenant?

The prophet Jeremiah also predicted the New Covenant. “‘The day will come,’ says the Lord, ‘when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah. . . . But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel on that day,’ says the Lord.

What was the New Covenant predicted by Ezekiel?

The New Covenant was predicted while the Old Covenant was still in effect—the prophets Moses, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel all allude to the New Covenant. The Old Covenant that God had established with His people required strict obedience to the Mosaic Law.