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What is a covenant?

The Bible includes a number of covenants, or agreements, between God and humans. To understand them, we must first understand what a covenant is.
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Did the New Covenant Cancel God’s Commandments?

  • by John LaBissoniere
Many Christians believe that the laws God gave ancient Israel under the Old Covenant are obsolete and therefore do not need to be obeyed. However, shouldn’t they rather follow the perfect example of Jesus Christ, who said, “If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love”?
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New Covenant

  • by United Church of God
Does the New Covenant negate God's law and do away with any need to obey the Ten Commandments and other laws of God? The belief that it does has long been a popular teaching in traditional Christianity.
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God's Magnificent Series of Covenants

  • by United Church of God
Through special covenants made with Noah, Abraham, Moses and David, God long ago began to reveal important details of His plan to produce for Himself an enduring holy people. The promised New Covenant—the basis of Christ’s gospel—is the capstone of that revelation process.
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Does the New Covenant Abolish the Commandments?

  • by United Church of God
The following passages in the New Testament confirm, either explicitly or by example, that Jesus and the apostles viewed the Ten Commandments necessary for true Christian living.

Tithing and the Priesthood

  • by Good News
The book of Hebrews makes it clear that Aaron and his line are no longer the high priests.
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Kissed by an Angel

  • by Robert H Berendt
Could a chance encounter with a stranger be something more? Whether we’re helping an angel or helping a fellow human being made in God’s image, God wants us to be kind, merciful and loving—just as He is.