One
of the most important doctrines Jesus Christ has put in His Church is
that of the “Old” and “New Covenants.” why should these be
misunderstood?
For that
matter, why should the Sabbath truth, the annual Holy Days and
festivals, tithing, healing or even salvation? Yet they are
misunderstood,
matter, why should the Sabbath truth, the annual Holy Days and
festivals, tithing, healing or even salvation? Yet they are
misunderstood,
God has made a number of covenants,
among them the Noachian covenant, the Abrahamic covenant, what we call
the old covenant with the nation Israel, the separate Sabbath covenant
of Exodus 31:12-18, the Davidic covenant, etc.
In fact it might
be of passing interest to know that my first “sermon,” if it could have
been called that, was a message to Church of God people near Jefferson,
Ore., on a covenant that appeared to be news to them — the separate
Sabbath covenant of Exodus 31:12-18. Whether worthy to be called a
sermon or not, it was enthusiastically received with joy — for those
people loved the Sabbath and rejoiced in receiving new light concerning
it.
However, I am concerned here only about the “Old Covenant and the New Covenant.”