title: comparing the covenants text: hebrews 8:6-13 theme: the believer should enjoy the benefits...
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TITLE: Comparing the Covenants
TEXT: Hebrews 8:6-13
THEME: The believer should enjoy the benefits and responsibilities of the New Covenant
With new freedom came new responsibilities.
• Though I chose my bedtime- I was responsible to be at school on time.
With new freedom came new responsibilities.
• Though I chose my bedtime- I was responsible to be at school on time.
• Though I chose my TV time- I was responsible to get my work done.
With new freedom came new responsibilities.
• Though I chose my bedtime- I was responsible to be at school on time.
• Though I chose my TV time- I was responsible to get my work done.
• Though I chose my food at times- I was responsible for my health and weight.
SETTING
1. We have been told Christ has a superior priesthood (Melchezedek):
SETTING
1. We have been told Christ has a superior priesthood (Melchezedek): 2. His was a high priesthood
SETTING
1. We have been told Christ has a superior priesthood (Melchezedek): 2. His was a high priesthood 3. We saw that, as a priest, Christ is now in the presence of God in the Heavenly Sanctuary
SETTING
1. We have been told Christ has a superior priesthood (Melchezedek): 2. His was a high priesthood 3. We saw that, as a priest, Christ is now in the presence of God in the Heavenly Sanctuary 4. As priest in the heavenly sanctuary He is doing his job of interceding on our behalf.
SETTING
1. We have been told Christ has a superior priesthood (Melchezedek): 2. His was a high priesthood 3. We saw that, as a priest, Christ is now in the presence of God in the Heavenly Sanctuary 4. As priest in the heavenly sanctuary He is doing his job of interceding on our behalf. 5. The Old Covenant was recognized as imperfect and transitory and foretold of a new one.
What advantages do the New Covenant and its priesthood
offer over the Old?
I. The Old Covenant was known to be temporary. (6-8)
Hebrews 8: 6-8
6 But in fact the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one, since the new covenant is established on better promises. 7 For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another.
Hebrews 8: 6-8
8 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.
I. The Old Covenant was known to be temporary. (6-8)
A. The priesthood of Christ is superior the priesthood of the Levites.
I. The Old Covenant was known to be temporary. (6-8)
A. The priesthood of Christ is superior the priesthood of the Levites.
1. In the same way that the New Covenant is superior to the Old.
I. The Old Covenant was known to be temporary. (6-8)
A. The priesthood of Christ is superior the priesthood of the Levites.
1. In the same way that the New Covenant is superior to the Old.2. A coming New Covenant was cited in the Old Testament by the Prophets.
I. The Old Covenant was known to be temporary. (6-8)
A. The priesthood of Christ is superior the priesthood of the Levites.
1. In the same way that the New Covenant is superior to the Old.2. A coming New Covenant was cited in the Old Testament by the Prophets.
B. If the Old were perfect a New Covenant would not be required.
I. The Old Covenant was known to be temporary. (6-8)
A. The priesthood of Christ is superior the priesthood of the LevitesB. If the Old were perfect a New Covenant would not be required. C. The Lord Himself speaks of a better covenant in Jeremiah 31:31 ff.
The Imperfections of the Old Covenant (7~8)
• The teaching of the prophets bears witness to the superiority of the new over the Old.
The Imperfections of the Old Covenant (7~8)
• The teaching of the prophets bears witness to the superiority of the new over the Old.
• See 7:11FF (repeats this argument)
The Imperfections of the Old Covenant (7~8)
• The teaching of the prophets bears witness to the superiority of the new over the Old.
• See 7:11FF (repeats this argument) • The Law itself is not blamed; the fault lay
with those who received it.
Young Boy in Church
"I'm sitting on the outside, but standing on the inside."
What advantages do the New Covenant and its priesthood
offer over the Old?
II. There are benefits to the New Covenant not offered by
the Old. (9-12)
Hebrews 8:9-12
9 It will not be like the covenant
I made with their ancestors
when I took them by the hand
to lead them out of Egypt,
because they did not remain faithful to my covenant,
and I turned away from them,
declares the Lord.
Hebrews 8:9-12
10 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.
Hebrews 8:9-12
11 No longer will they teach their neighbor,
or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’
because they will all know me,
from the least of them to the greatest.
12 For I will forgive their wickedness
and will remember their sins no more.”
II. There are benefits to the New Covenant not offered by
the Old. (9-12)A. Negatively (9): It was conditioned on
their obedience to an external law.
II. There are benefits to the New Covenant not offered by
the Old. (9-12)A. Negatively (9): It was conditioned on
their obedience to an external law.1. Not after the pattern of that made during the Exodus.
II. There are benefits to the New Covenant not offered by
the Old. (9-12)A. Negatively (9): It was conditioned on
their obedience to an external law.1. Not after the pattern of that made during the Exodus.
2. An explanation of Covenants
II. There are benefits to the New Covenant not offered by
the Old. (9-12)A. Negatively (9): It was conditioned on
their obedience to an external law.1. Not after the pattern of that made during the Exodus.
2. An explanation of Covenants
Covenant- an oral or written agreement
II. There are benefits to the New Covenant not offered by
the Old. (9-12)A. Negatively (9): It was conditioned on
their obedience to an external law. B. Positively (10-12): It is conditioned on
an internal motivation based on a relationship with God.
This new covenant is internal
Romans 8:1-4 “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. ,”
This new covenant is internal
Romans 8:1-4 “3 For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.”
This new covenant is internal
John 16:7-15 “7 But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8 When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 about sin, because people do not believe in me; 10 about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; 11 and about judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned.”
This new covenant is internal
John 16:7-15 “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14 He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. 15 All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.”
Spider man
“With great power comes great responsibility.”
The Believer in Christ
“With great freedom comes great responsibility.”
What advantages do the New Covenant and its priesthood
offer over the Old?
III. The New Covenant makes the Old one obsolete. (13)
Hebrews 8:13
13 By calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear.
III. The New Covenant makes the Old one obsolete. (13)
A. The New Covenant is not only better, it supersedes the Old.
III. The New Covenant makes the Old one obsolete. (13)
A. The New Covenant is not only better, it supersedes the Old. B. A New Covenant implies the old is outdated and obsolete.
APPLICATION
Grow in your knowledge and relationship with God through prayer and Bible study. In this we become God's people. The New Covenant requires a personal relationship with God. How much time do you spend on that Relationship?
