There is no "new covenant" its the same covenant, renewed. Why do Christians think it is new?

Question

Hebrews 10:16—
This is the Covenant that I will
renew with them after those days, says
Yahweh: I will put My Laws into their
hearts, and in their minds I will write
them.

The so called old testament and new testament, its a continuation of the same book. And Christians twist the scriptures to make it sound He make a new covenant. The word new in Jeremiah 31:31 is from the Hebrew word chadash. Traditionally translated "new". A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament by Brown, Driver, and Briggs, pg 293, shows this word is correctly translated "renew"

Although the covenant of redemption which was made to Abraham and the Patriarchs, and this covenant which was given at a later time appear to be two separate and different covenants, they are in actual fact the same covenant Yahweh gave to man from the beginning, which is grounded on Yahweh's Law as it would be taught by Yahshua Messiah. The reason this covenant was called new when it was brought forth in later times is because it was now manifest through Yahshua Messiah and the abundant blessings of the Holy Spirit Yahweh gave His House through the Law and the Prophets.

Yahweh’s Covenant with mankind is
this, practice Yahweh’s Laws, become
Perfect in Righteousness like or in the
Likeness of Yahweh, make yourself in
Yahweh’s Image and Yahweh will give
you Authority to work with His
Kingdom forever.

Genesis 1:26—
Then Yahweh said: I will make man
in My Image, according to My Likeness;
they will have Rulership over the fish
of the sea, over the birds of the air,
over the cattle, and over all the earth
and over every creeping thing that
creeps upon the earth.

The Hebrew word translated image is
word #6754 and means representative
figure.

The only thing different is that The Savior is the mediator of it as Hebrews states

if there's a "new" covenant, then what is given the fact that you have to twist the scriptures to prove it?

Answer 1

That's really interesting and I'm glad you've asked this question. My understanding of the covenant God introduced in Genesis and as described throughout the Hebrew Scriptures is that God Himself would never break it - but His covenant people did.



My understanding is that it is impossible for anyone to adhere perfectly to this covenant and to obey God's perfect laws perfectly. The consequence of failing to obey God's perfect law perfectly is death. That is why, in the Christian Greek Scriptures, much is said about a new covenant, a covenant that goes beyond the Jewish people and that God extends to the gentile nations - a covenant that frees us from the law, which condemns.



Galatians 4:24 illustrates it this way: Hagar and her children represent the covenant from Mount Sinai and they are in slavery. On the other hand, Sarah (the free woman, the wife of Abraham) and her son come from a promise, and represent the spiritual Jerusalem. This is figurative, but is used to illustrate a theological truth. After Jesus ate the last supper at Passover, he introduced a new covenant as described in Luke 22:20 and the shed blood of Jesus represents this new covenant between God and humanity - a new covenant not restricted to Jews and dependent upon obedience to the law, but extended to Gentiles also and given by God as a free, undeserved gift.



Whether the covenant is new or renewed, three things are clear. We are no longer in bondage, slaves to the Law. We have been freed from the Law and from the penalty for breaking the Law. The covenant is now extended to Gentile nations and is no longer the exclusive property of the Jews (who broke their covenant with God). I merely praise God and worship Him because He saw fit to save a sinner such as me and I am no longer under condemnation of the Law.

Answer 2

Because it is a new covenant. In the days of Moses and the law, people could only approach the temple if they were ceremonial clean. And even then, a priest had to make the sacrifices for them. They only brought the offering. In the New Testament, Christ is the offering and now anyone can go directly to God. Jesus is the mediator. Therefore, this is a new covenant between God and ALL people.

Answer 3

"This is the covenant": In the passage quoted from Jeremiah, the writer to the Hebrews makes note of the promises of the new covenant, instituted by the Messiah.



"I will make with them after those days": The new covenant is new. It comes after those days.



"I will put My laws into their hearts": The new covenant has to do with an inner transformation. God changes the heart of man, and writes His law into their hearts.



"Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more": The new covenant offers complete forgiveness. The forgiveness is so complete that God can say that doesn’t even remember our sins in light of the new covenant!



The Christian must endeavor to do with their sin exactly what God has done: forget about it and move on. As well, this reminds us that the believer is in no way on probation. Before God, his past sin has no bearing on God’s present dealing.

Answer 4

H2319

חדשׁ

châdâsh

khaw-dawsh'

From H2318; new: - fresh, new thing.





Jer 31:31 "Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah—



Mat 26:28 For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.



Mar 14:24 And He said to them, "This is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many.



Luk 22:20 Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you.



1Co 11:25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me."



2Co 3:6 who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.



Heb 8:8 Because finding fault with them, He says: "BEHOLD, THE DAYS ARE COMING, SAYS THE LORD, WHEN I WILL MAKE A NEW COVENANT WITH THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL AND WITH THE HOUSE OF JUDAH—



Heb 8:13 In that He says, "A NEW COVENANT," He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.



Heb 9:15 And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.



Heb 12:24 to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.



G2537

καινός

kainos

kahee-nos'

Of uncertain affinity; new (especially in freshness; while G3501 is properly so with respect to age): - new.

Answer 5

The new covenant is one of God's grace. It is also extended to Jew AND Gentile who would believe.



The original covenant was extended to the Jew only. It also was one of laws that were unable to save since all they did was expose imperfection.



God tells us to remember the OT laws because to forget them is to fail to appreciate the grace Christ extends to all who would accept Him, which ultimately is too easily reduced to "living in sin so that grace can abound" because of the very nature of man.



You don't honestly believe you're still under OT laws do you? If so, there must still be sacrifices for sin, etc. Christ fulfilled all the OT law through His life, work and Crucifixion. What's important to understand is the difference between covenant and law, and maybe that's where some misunderstanding takes place. God bless.

Answer 6

No one is twisting anything. It was decided a very long time ago when Jesus said, "this is the the blood of the new covenant". It has been a tenet of the Christian faith ever since, and there is no reason to revisit the issue now.

Answer 7

No friend the new covenant was and is exactly as Jeremiah taught.

A man is made new in his heart. The law fulfilled when man is made new.

Answer 8

Romans 10:1Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for the "Israelites" is that they may be saved.



2 For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God,

but their zeal is not based on knowledge.



3 Since they did not know the righteousness that comes from God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.





How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in?



And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard?



And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?

Answer 9

jesus told his disciples that he was the new covenant in matthew 26:28

it was also prophesied in jeremiah ch.31

Answer 10

There is a new covenant, the old is done away. Sorry. You are, of course, still free to try and keep it if you wish. Thanks for sharing.

Answer 11

the Law is still Law, I do not understand the confusion :-( there is no expiration dates of Scripture, I can only think satan had something to do with this in his attempts to decieve????God Bless and Happy Sabbath

Answer 12

Strip away the language and the myth and the only covenant that matters is the propogation of the species.