Jesus fulfilled the law
7 Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. 18 For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and…
The law was nailed to the cross
What was it that was nailed to the cross? Most Christians would answer “our sins”, while others might say that it was not only our sins, but also our sicknesses.…
Righteousness – the core of the gospel
Have you wondered why preachers who focus on the gospel of grace and the new covenant in their teachings always seem to end up talking about righteousness – that we…
When did the new covenant start?
There are different opinions among theologians about when the New Covenant started. Some believe that it started from the first chapter of the Gospel of Matthew, i.e. from the beginning of…
How faith works through love
“For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.” (Gal. 5:6) You have probably heard that ”faith works through love”. This expression is found…
The difference between the old and the new covenant
5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God, 6 who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the…
Prayer in the name of Jesus – what it is and what it is not
There is much to say about prayer in the name of Jesus. You might have heard teaching on that God has exalted the name of Jesus above every other name,…
Holy and blameless before God
”He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love” (Eph. 1:4). For the first 30 years of…
Cast out Hagar
“Nevertheless, what does the Scripture say? “Cast out the bondwoman and her son, for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman”. (Gal. 4:30)…
Forgiveness in the New Covenant
Forgiveness is not only an important topic in the Bible, but also in our daily lives. If you are married, you probably have discovered that one must constantly forgive, and…