God’s Covenant: Difference between revisions
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====The Order of Aaron==== | ====The Order of Aaron==== | ||
The | The sacrificial practices described in the Law of Moses is called the priesthood in the order of Aaron. In this system, [[Priest|priests]] offered animal sacrifices—such as lambs, bulls, and goats—in the sanctuary, shedding their blood before God.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+1%3A1-5&version=NIV |title=Leviticus 1:1–5 |publisher=|quote= }}</ref> Through these sacrifices, the people could receive atonement for their sins.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+4%3A1-35&version=NIV |title=Leviticus 4:1–35|quote= }}</ref> [[Aaron]] was the first high priest, and God appointed his direct descendants from the tribe of Levi to serve as the priests for the generations to come.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+40%3A12-15&version=NIV |title=Exodus 40:12–15|quote= }}</ref> The priestly covenant was later reaffirmed during the time of Phinehas, Aaron’s grandson.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+25%3A10-13&version=NIV |title=Numbers 25:10–13 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | ||
===David=== | ===David=== | ||
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{{quote5 |내용=“The days are coming,” declares the '''LORD''', “when '''I will make a new covenant''' with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. . . . This is the covenant I will make with the people 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'''. . . . For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%2031&version=NIV Jeremiah 31:31–34]}} | {{quote5 |내용=“The days are coming,” declares the '''LORD''', “when '''I will make a new covenant''' with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. . . . This is the covenant I will make with the people 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'''. . . . For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%2031&version=NIV Jeremiah 31:31–34]}} | ||
The One who established the new covenant is Jesus Christ, [[God in the Flesh (Incarnation)|God who came in the flesh]] | The One who established the new covenant is Jesus Christ, [[God in the Flesh (Incarnation)|God who came in the flesh]]. On the night before His crucifixion, during the [[Passover]] Supper, Jesus proclaimed the New Covenant by giving His disciples bread and wine, symbolizing His flesh and blood. | ||
{{quote5 |내용=“I [Jesus] have eagerly desired to eat this '''Passover''' with you before I suffer.” . . . And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is '''the new covenant in my blood''', which is poured out for you.”|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2022&version=NIV Luke 22:15, 19–20]}} | {{quote5 |내용=“I [Jesus] have eagerly desired to eat this '''Passover''' with you before I suffer.” . . . And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is '''the new covenant in my blood''', which is poured out for you.”|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2022&version=NIV Luke 22:15, 19–20]}} | ||
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{{quote5 |내용=For if there had been nothing wrong with that '''first covenant''', no place would have been sought for another. But God found fault with the people and said: “The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a '''new covenant''' with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. . . . This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.”|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%2008&version=NIV Hebrews 8:7–10]}} | {{quote5 |내용=For if there had been nothing wrong with that '''first covenant''', no place would have been sought for another. But God found fault with the people and said: “The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a '''new covenant''' with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. . . . This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.”|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%2008&version=NIV Hebrews 8:7–10]}} | ||
The fact that the Old Covenant had flaws indicates that people could not attain salvation through the law of the Old Testament. | The fact that the Old Covenant had flaws indicates that people could not attain salvation through the law of the Old Testament. Jesus fulfilled the law and established a new law<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A17&version=NIV |title=Matthew 5:17|quote= }}</ref> so that humanity could receive salvation. This new law is the new covenant, also referred to as the “law of Christ.” <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+9%3A21&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 9:21|quote= }}</ref> Therefore, in the New Testament era, those who keep the law of the new covenant are recognized as God’s people.<small>{{참고|New Covenant|Law of Christ|설명=}}</small><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"><small> For details, refer to: [[New Covenant]] and [[Law of Christ]]</small></div> | ||
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===The Law From Zion=== | ===The Law From Zion=== | ||
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{{quote5 |내용=If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the LORD your God: . . . Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed. You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out. . . . The LORD will establish you as his holy people, as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the LORD your God and walk in obedience to him. Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will fear you. . . . However, if you do not obey the LORD your God and do not carefully follow all his commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come on you and overtake you: You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country.|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%2028&version=NIV Deuteronomy 28:1–19]}} | {{quote5 |내용=If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the LORD your God: . . . Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed. You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out. . . . The LORD will establish you as his holy people, as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the LORD your God and walk in obedience to him. Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will fear you. . . . However, if you do not obey the LORD your God and do not carefully follow all his commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come on you and overtake you: You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country.|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%2028&version=NIV Deuteronomy 28:1–19]}} | ||
In every age, those who keep God’s covenant are blessed as His holy people. | In every age, those who keep God’s covenant are blessed as His holy people. Likewise, in this present age, God’s people can receive His blessing by faithfully keeping and obeying the regulations of the new covenant, which is God’s covenant in the New Testament times. | ||
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