2009-10-06T11:58:32-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/covenant/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2017:7-8&version=NIV 2009-10-06T11:58:32-05:00 In Genesis God promises Abraham that if Abraham upholds his end of the covenant God will be his God and give him the land of Canaan. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2017:10-14&version=NIV 2009-09-04T11:07:09-05:00 When God made his covenant with the Hebrews he had them seal it with the physical act of circumcision. All the males who wanted to be called a Jew needed to be circumcised. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=65&chapter=8&version=31&context=chapter 2009-08-07T11:35:00-05:00 The New Testament (or "new covenant") is the covenant that Jesus has mediated between God and man. Through this new covenant, Christ pays for our sins and we receive salvation. This new covenant takes the place of the Old Testament, in which all people stood condemned by the law for their sin. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2015:1-21&version=NIV 2009-07-16T09:46:01-05:00 The concept of the covenent--a pledge between two parties--comes up frequently in the Bible. Here we read of God's famous covenant with Abraham, which forms the basis of God's interaction with His people throughout history. http://intothyword.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=45745&columnid=3803 2008-10-29T18:01:06-05:00 Jesus is our Perfect Sanctuary! The first covenant that God gave the Jews was His witness to humanity; these were specific precepts on how to come before Him. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Relationships/In-the-Middle-of-Your-Love-4035 2008-08-01T16:43:13-05:00 our children are supposed to be caught in the overflow of you and your spouse loving one another, not loved instead of you loving one another. And it may be that you have allowed that love to atrophy, to drift, to turn to resentment ... or coldness ... or neglect. And while your child is still getting loved, they aren't in the middle of your love for one another. A child's security, a child's stability is in knowing that the love from which they came is still going strong! http://biblica.com/bible/word/index.php?word_request=ark&selected_version_word=tniv&match_type=all&limit_select=span&start_book=0&end_book=0&limit=10&sortby=bookorder 2008-06-30T10:58:59-05:00 Search the Bible using the keyword "Ark". http://biblica.com/niv/appendix/concordance_resultsingle.php?rowid=24 2008-01-18T14:11:15-05:00 An agreement or set of promises, usually between God and his people. Genesis 9:8-17; Deuteronomy 29; Galatians 3:15-29. One of the most important covenant promises in the Bible is when God says, "I will be your God, and you will be my people." Exodus 6:6-8; Jeremiah 11:1-52; Corinthians 6:16 http://biblica.com/niv/appendix/concordance_resultsingle.php?rowid=8 2008-01-18T13:51:11-05:00 A special box made of wood and covered with gold. It had two gold angels on top of it. The written copy of the Ten Commandments was kept inside the box. The Ark of the Covenant was a sign to the people of Israel that God was with them. Exodus 25:10-22; Joshua 3; 2 Samuel 6:1-19 http://sermonindex.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=21493&forum=34&0 2008-01-02T00:33:41-05:00 This is what the Lord is saying, I am these things, I am love, this is my nature, my character, this is what I created man to be, this is the height that man fell from, and to which he is to be restored