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The literal meaning of the '''new covenant''' is “new promise.” In Christianity, it refers to the new promise made by [[Jesus Christ]] for the salvation of mankind. On the contrary, the covenant established in the time of Moses is called the [[Old Covenant|old covenant]], meaning the “promise made a long time ago.” From this expression, were made the terms [[The New Testament|New Testament]] and [[The Old Testament|Old Testament]]. | The literal meaning of the '''new covenant''' is “new promise.” In Christianity, it refers to the new promise made by [[Jesus Christ]] for the salvation of mankind. On the contrary, the covenant established in the time of Moses is called the [[Old Covenant|old covenant]], meaning the “promise made a long time ago.” From this expression, were made the terms [[The New Testament|New Testament]] and [[The Old Testament|Old Testament]]. | ||
The new covenant first appears in the book of [[Jeremiah]] in the Old Testament. God [[Jehovah]] prophesied that He would make a new covenant. The One who established the new covenant is [[God in the Flesh (Incarnation)|God who came in the flesh]], whose name is Jesus. Jesus established the new covenant at the [[Passover]] Holy Supper which He kept with His disciples before His suffering on the cross. In the [[Gospel of John]], it is written as a “[[New Commandment|new command.]]” | The new covenant first appears in the book of [[Jeremiah (Prophet)|Jeremiah]] in the Old Testament. God [[Jehovah]] prophesied that He would make a new covenant. The One who established the new covenant is [[God in the Flesh (Incarnation)|God who came in the flesh]], whose name is Jesus. Jesus established the new covenant at the [[Passover]] Holy Supper which He kept with His disciples before His suffering on the cross. In the [[Gospel of John]], it is written as a “[[New Commandment|new command.]]” | ||
==The New Covenant Established by God== | ==The New Covenant Established by God== | ||
===The New Covenant Prophesied to Be Made by God=== | ===The New Covenant Prophesied to Be Made by God=== | ||
The prophet [[Jeremiah]] of the Old Testament prophesied that the LORD God would make the new covenant. | The prophet [[Jeremiah (Prophet)|Jeremiah]] of the Old Testament prophesied that the LORD God would make the new covenant. | ||
{{quote5 |내용=“The time is coming,” declares the '''LORD''', “when '''I will make a new covenant''' with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. . . .” . . . “This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time,” declares the LORD. “'''I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.'''”|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+31%3A31-33&version=NIV Jeremiah 31:31–33] }} | {{quote5 |내용=“The time is coming,” declares the '''LORD''', “when '''I will make a new covenant''' with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. . . .” . . . “This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time,” declares the LORD. “'''I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.'''”|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+31%3A31-33&version=NIV Jeremiah 31:31–33] }} | ||
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At the Holy Supper of the Passover, the day before His crucifixion, Jesus promised that the Passover bread would be His flesh to be torn on the cross and that the Passover wine would be His blood to be shed on the cross. Through the Passover, God let us remember the love of Christ who endured the pain of death to forgive us of our sins. So the apostles said that they proclaimed the Lord’s death whenever they kept [[New Covenant Passover|the Passover of the new covenant]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+11%3A23-26&version=NIV|title=1 Corinthians 11:23–26|quote=}}</ref> and they called it the “will” of Christ. | At the Holy Supper of the Passover, the day before His crucifixion, Jesus promised that the Passover bread would be His flesh to be torn on the cross and that the Passover wine would be His blood to be shed on the cross. Through the Passover, God let us remember the love of Christ who endured the pain of death to forgive us of our sins. So the apostles said that they proclaimed the Lord’s death whenever they kept [[The New Covenant Passover|the Passover of the new covenant]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+11%3A23-26&version=NIV|title=1 Corinthians 11:23–26|quote=}}</ref> and they called it the “will” of Christ. | ||
{{quote5 |내용=For this reason '''Christ''' is the '''mediator of a new covenant''', that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant. In the case of a will (testament, KJV), '''it is necessary to prove the death of the one who made it''', because a will (testament, KJV) is in force only when somebody has died; '''it never takes effect while the one who made it is living'''.|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+9%3A15-17&version=NIV Hebrews 9:15–17] }} | {{quote5 |내용=For this reason '''Christ''' is the '''mediator of a new covenant''', that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant. In the case of a will (testament, KJV), '''it is necessary to prove the death of the one who made it''', because a will (testament, KJV) is in force only when somebody has died; '''it never takes effect while the one who made it is living'''.|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+9%3A15-17&version=NIV Hebrews 9:15–17] }} | ||
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[[File:Gérôme, Jean-Léon - Moses on Mount Sinai Jean-Léon Gérôme -1895-1900.jpg|thumb|''Moses on Mount Sinai'' by Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1895–1900: The old covenant proclaimed on Mount Sinai is a covenant God commanded on earth, but the new covenant is a covenant commanded from heaven.]] | [[File:Gérôme, Jean-Léon - Moses on Mount Sinai Jean-Léon Gérôme -1895-1900.jpg|thumb|''Moses on Mount Sinai'' by Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1895–1900: The old covenant proclaimed on Mount Sinai is a covenant God commanded on earth, but the new covenant is a covenant commanded from heaven.]] | ||
===Shadow and Reality=== | ===Shadow and Reality=== | ||
The new covenant is the reality of the old covenant, the [[Law of Moses]]. The old covenant was established as a copy and shadow of the new covenant that Christ would establish. Therefore, we can know the reality of the new covenant through the law of the old covenant. | The new covenant is the reality of the old covenant, the [[The Law of Moses]]. The old covenant was established as a copy and shadow of the new covenant that Christ would establish. Therefore, we can know the reality of the new covenant through the law of the old covenant. | ||
{{quote5 |내용=The '''law''' is only a '''shadow''' of the good things that are coming—not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+10%3A1&version=NIV Hebrews 10:1] }} | {{quote5 |내용=The '''law''' is only a '''shadow''' of the good things that are coming—not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+10%3A1&version=NIV Hebrews 10:1] }} | ||
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{{quote5 |내용=When the day of '''Pentecost''' came, they were all together in one place. . . . All of them were filled with the '''Holy Spirit''' and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. . . . Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+2%3A1-47&version=NIV Acts 2:1–47] }} | {{quote5 |내용=When the day of '''Pentecost''' came, they were all together in one place. . . . All of them were filled with the '''Holy Spirit''' and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. . . . Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+2%3A1-47&version=NIV Acts 2:1–47] }} | ||
In the Old Testament, Pentecost was called the [[Feast of Weeks]], and it was a feast to commemorate the day Moses went up to Mount Sinai to receive the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+24%3A12-18&version=NIV |title=Exodus 24:12–18 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> As Jesus poured down the Holy Spirit from heaven on this day, the Pentecost of the new covenant was completed. | In the Old Testament, Pentecost was called the [[Feast of Weeks]], and it was a feast to commemorate the day Moses went up to Mount Sinai to receive the stone tablets of the [[The Ten Commandments|Ten Commandments]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+24%3A12-18&version=NIV |title=Exodus 24:12–18 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> As Jesus poured down the Holy Spirit from heaven on this day, the Pentecost of the new covenant was completed. | ||
==Comparison Between the Old Covenant and the New Covenant== | ==Comparison Between the Old Covenant and the New Covenant== | ||
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* [[Old Covenant]] | * [[Old Covenant]] | ||
* [[Law of Christ]] | * [[Law of Christ]] | ||
* [[Law of Moses]] | * [[The Law of Moses]] | ||
* [[New Commandment]] | * [[New Commandment]] | ||
* [[Gospel]] | * [[Gospel]] | ||
* [[Gospel and the New Covenant]] | * [[Gospel and the New Covenant]] | ||
* [[Order of Priest]] | * [[Order of Priest]] | ||
* [[New Covenant Passover]] | * [[The New Covenant Passover|New Covenant Passover]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [https://watv.org/ Church of God Official Website] | * [https://watv.org/ Church of God Official Website] | ||