The Covenant Names of God by Richard Sones

Because it fulfills the New Covenant through Jesus. No wonder we call the New Testament the New Testament.

Through God’s son and his sacrifice, we have the chance for a redemptive relationship with our Savior. This involves Christians today.īecause humanity had fallen far from the grace of God, and God wanted a renewal of the relationship, we have something known as the New Covenant. “‘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.’” ( Jeremiah 31:31).

As we learn in 1 and 2 Samuel and 1 and 2 Kings, David’s family goes astray, but God fulfills his end of the covenant, and through David’s line comes Jesus.įinally, we have the New Covenant in Jesus Christ. Through David’s line, there would be a king (Jesus) unlike any other to deliver God’s people. Third, God makes a covenant between himself and King David. The second is called the New Covenant, or New Testament. The first is called the Old Covenant, from which we name the first part of the bible the Old Testament, the Latin rendering of the word covenant. The principal covenants are the covenant of works -God promising to save and bless men on condition of perfect obedience -and the covenant of grace, or God's promise to save men on condition of their believing in Christ and receiving him as their Master and Saviour. It is not precisely like a covenant between men but was a promise or agreement by God. Of a covenant between God and man e.g., God covenanted with Noah after the flood that a like judgment should not be repeated. In its biblical meaning, two functions of the word are used:ġ. In political situations, it can be translated treaty in a social setting, it means a lifelong friendship agreement or it can refer to a marriage. It is used variously in biblical contexts. In religious and theological circles, there has not been agreement on precisely what is to be understood by the biblical term. It presupposes two or more parties who come together to make a contract, agreeing on promises, stipulations, privileges, and responsibilities. The term 'covenant' is of Latin origin ( con venire), meaning a coming together. The word ' covenant,' infrequently heard in conversation, is quite commonly used in legal, social (marriage), and religious and theological contexts. Biblical Meaning of CovenantĪccording to the Bible Dictionary of Bible Study Tools, Ecclesiastical: a solemn agreement between the members of a church to act together in harmony with the precepts of the gospel. Merriam-Webster: a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement.ĭ: an agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do or not do something specified.

The Covenant Names of God by Richard Sones