Grace, the Forbidden Gospel - Online Christian Library
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LORD,’ for all shall know Me, from <strong>the</strong> least of <strong>the</strong>m to <strong>the</strong> greatest of <strong>the</strong>m. [This means gone are <strong>the</strong><br />
days where we need a priest or someone else to constantly tell us about God, now we can know Him<br />
personally and intimately!]<br />
For I will be merciful to <strong>the</strong>ir unrighteousness, and <strong>the</strong>ir sins and <strong>the</strong>ir lawless deeds I will remember<br />
no more.” [Do you really need any more proof that God won’t ever punish you again?] In that He says,<br />
“A new covenant,” He has made <strong>the</strong> first obsolete. (Heb 8:7-13 NKJV, annotations and emphasis<br />
added)<br />
Beneficiaries of Two Covenants!<br />
Now, when a person becomes born again through simply putting <strong>the</strong>ir faith in Jesus, <strong>the</strong>y are grafted into<br />
“spiritual Israel” and God plants His own Seed inside <strong>the</strong>m:<br />
For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized into<br />
Christ have put on Christ. There is nei<strong>the</strong>r Jew nor Greek, <strong>the</strong>re is nei<strong>the</strong>r slave nor free, <strong>the</strong>re is<br />
nei<strong>the</strong>r male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ’s, <strong>the</strong>n you are<br />
Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to <strong>the</strong> promise. (Gal 3:26-29 NKJV)<br />
Here is verse 29 again, read it slowly:<br />
And if you are Christ’s, <strong>the</strong>n you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to <strong>the</strong> promise.<br />
We not only become partakers of <strong>the</strong> New Covenant, inheriting all its wonderful benefits, but through our faith<br />
in Jesus we also become heirs of <strong>the</strong> promises that God made to Abraham! Talk about a double portion,<br />
shabba! Here are some more verses:<br />
…just as Abraham “believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” Therefore know<br />
that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham. And <strong>the</strong> Scripture, foreseeing that God would<br />
justify <strong>the</strong> Gentiles by faith, preached <strong>the</strong> gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, “In you all <strong>the</strong><br />
nations shall be blessed.” So <strong>the</strong>n those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham. (Gal 3:6-<br />
9 NKJV)<br />
You are sons of <strong>the</strong> prophets, and of <strong>the</strong> covenant which God made with our fa<strong>the</strong>rs, saying to<br />
Abraham, ‘And in your seed all <strong>the</strong> families of <strong>the</strong> earth shall be blessed. (Acts 3:25 NKJV)<br />
Christ has redeemed us from <strong>the</strong> curse of <strong>the</strong> law, having become a curse for us (for it is written,<br />
“Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”), that <strong>the</strong> blessing of Abraham might come upon <strong>the</strong><br />
Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive <strong>the</strong> promise of <strong>the</strong> Spirit through faith. (Gal 3:13-14<br />
NKJV)<br />
God will never again refrain from doing good to us and even when He chastens us (Hebrews 12) it is an<br />
affectionate reproach from His heart of love.<br />
Old Testament Prophesies<br />
Some of <strong>the</strong> Old Testament prophets were given visions of <strong>the</strong> New Covenant and <strong>the</strong>y painted an amazingly<br />
clear picture of <strong>the</strong> unconditional love of God towards His children; of a God that has chosen to blot out <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
sins and relate to <strong>the</strong>m on <strong>the</strong> basis of <strong>the</strong> perfect obedience of His Son, Jesus Christ:<br />
And I will make an everlasting covenant with <strong>the</strong>m, that I will not turn away from doing <strong>the</strong>m good; but I<br />
will put My fear in <strong>the</strong>ir hearts so that <strong>the</strong>y will not depart from Me. (Jer 32:40 NKJV)<br />
And I will establish My covenant with you. Then you shall know that I am <strong>the</strong> LORD …when I provide<br />
you an atonement for all you have done,” says <strong>the</strong> Lord GOD’”. (Eze 16:62-63b NKJV)<br />
The blood of Jesus was <strong>the</strong> atonement:<br />
For this is My blood of <strong>the</strong> new covenant, which is shed for many for <strong>the</strong> remission of sins. (Matt 26:28<br />
NKJV)<br />
Probably <strong>the</strong> most well known prophesy that an Old Testament prophet made about <strong>the</strong> coming New<br />
Covenant is found in Isaiah 54:<br />
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