For If The Inheritance Be Of The Law, Then It Is No More of Promise, But God Gave It To Abraham By Promise - Part 1595

"And for this cause, He is the Mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator lives. Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.

For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people, saying, "This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you." (Hebrews 9:15-20)

When we open the Bible, we see an old and a new. Some believe that the only difference between the two is a blank page - to their own detriment -- for if these would read the scriptures with ready hearts, the Lord Jesus would open their understanding, as He did with the apostles just before He was taken up. (Acts 1:2-3)

Thus, for starters, there is an old covenant -- a covenant that existed between two parties. The old, as the name applies is indeed old. That which is old decays and for the most part is ready to vanish away. In short, what is recommended in the scriptures is that the old covenant be put on the shelf. Apostle Paul wrote:

"For if that which is done away [was] glorious, much more that which remains [is] glorious. Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech; and not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that which is abolished, but their minds were blinded; for until this day remains the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ. But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart. Nevertheless, when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away. Now the Lord is that Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." (II Corinthians 3:11-18)

This recommendation in spite of those today who still present the old covenant as if it were pertinent, and could bring us salvation. However, for the sake of understanding, let's expand on this point. The Law of the Old covenant was added because of transgressions. That is, until the SEED should come to whom the promise was made (the Promised SEED being the Christ!)

Moreover, the old covenant was a covenant of works. Within this covenant, man would do this and God would honour the agreement by fulfilling His part. But man utterly failed. Even though the covenant was good, man’s flesh was still weak. Eventually, as we learn from the period of silence, when God said His people would never enter His rest, God just walked away. The problem was that the people here did not recognize that God had cut them off.

The "new" covenant (as some like to suggest) is not a covenant. Rather, within this new era, God was about to become man’s only Saviour. Why? Because as the scriptures allude, there was no other in heaven that was capable of redeeming man from the bondage of sin. So God prepared Himself a body planting two SEEDS of Himself into one man Abraham and one woman Eve.

These two SEEDS were eventually brought together by the holy Spirit of God when the promised two seeds dwelt in a young maiden named Mary. Here, Mary was about to bring forth a child named JESUS.

JESUS was God Himself, clothed in flesh whilst He was in the womb of His surrogate mother. (I Timothy 3:16; Titus 3:4-7)

Without any assistance or planning by man, God was going to pay in full for Adam’s disobedience. For just as one man's sin had brought the human race into captivity, so was one man’s righteousness going to negate the penalty that was pronounced upon all of Adam’s race.

"Therefore, as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. Moreover, the law entered that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound. That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord." (Romans 5:18-21)

In due time, Christ died for the ungodly. While we were yet sinners Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him ... by whom we have now received the atonement." (Romans 5:5-17)

As we are beginning to see herein, a covenant then is made between two parties. But in this case, there is to be only one party. God is the sole party. God who is Spirit, God Himself became a Son so that we might be saved. Man had no say in the outcome of these events for man was not a participant. God purchased man’s salvation by Himself for it was God who laid down His life as a Son.

What we have then is not a covenant. Rather, what we have is the Last Will and Testament of JESUS, the only begotten Son of God who prior to His crucifixion bequeathed all that was His to us believers. All that the Father (the unseen Spirit of the One holy God) was His to share and we become the inheritors of all things freely.

Beloved as such, we are the sons and daughters of God -- who willingly became our Saviour. We come to JESUS -- empty handed. We then give our hearts to JESUS, obediently being water baptized into God’s name which is JESUS. (Matthew 1:21-23) We are now His children. For as many as have been baptized into JESUS the Christ, (the SEED of the holy Spirit -- the Holy Ghost ) become eligible to receive of His Spirit. (Acts 2:36-47)

We understand that Jesus is both Lord and Christ, as Peter (standing with the eleven) boldly proclaimed. (Acts 2:36) The One and Only. Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the ending. Jesus -- King of kings and Lord of lords. He is the Great I AM. (Revelation 1:8, 11; John 1:1-14; I Timothy 3:16; Titus 3:4-7; Isaiah 42:13; Isaiah 9:6; Revelation 1:8, 11)

So my brothers and sisters in JESUS, we do not have a Covenant dictating to us. Rather, we have the TESTAMENT of HIS WILL.

"For in that He died unto sin once; but in that He lives, He lives unto God. Likewise, reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Romans 6:10-11)

"But God be thanked, that ye WERE the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you, being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness." (Romans 6:17-18)

Yes, the truth of His good news gospel sets us free! Peace in Jesus!