New Covenant-New Creation

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{THE PROMISE TO ABRAHAM}
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  1. The True Seed of Abraham - Faith, not D.N.A. - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the true "seed" of Abraham and heir of the covenant promises)
  2. Blessing to the Nations in Jesus - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the promised "seed" of Abraham in whom God will bless the Gentiles)
  3. The Promise of the Father - The Blessing of Abraham - {PDF Copy} - (Galatians 3:6-12 - The Gift of the Spirit is the fulfillment of the promised Blessing to the nations through Abraham)
  4. Abraham, the Heir of the World - {PDF Copy} - (Romans 4:13 - Paul reapplies the original limited land promise to Abraham to the entire world to be realized in the New Creation)
  5. The Land Promise to Abraham - {PDF Copy} - (In Jesus, the limited land promise to Abraham now encompasses the entire Cosmos and all nations)
{NEW COVENANT INAUGURATED BY JESUS}
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  1. New Covenant and New Creation - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus became the “surety of a better covenant” and established the promised new one)
  2. The New Covenant Replaces the Old Covenant - {PDF Copy} - (Hebrews 8:13 - Per the book of Hebrews, the New Covenant has rendered the one obsolete)
  3. The Promise of the Spirit and the New Covenant - {PDF Copy} - (The Church and the gift of the Spirit have been integral to the redemptive plan of God from the very beginning)
  4. Paul on Dietary and Calendrical Regulations - {PDF Copy} - (Romans 14:1-5 - In Christ, issues of dietary restrictions and the observance of holy days are matters of individual conscience)
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  5. The Mosaic Legislation rendered Obsolete by the Son - {PDF Copy} - (The arrival of the superior “word” in the Son means that the jurisdiction of the Law given at Sinai has been superseded by the “word” spoken in Jesus)
  6. Jesus - A Priest Forever -{PDF Copy} - (The book of Hebrews demonstrates the vastly superior priesthood of Jesus)
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{NEW CREATION}
  1. The Beginning of the Creation of God - (Revelation 3:14 - In Jesus, his death and resurrection, the New Creation commenced) - {PDF Copy}
  2. Future Hope:  Resurrection and New Creation - {PDF Copy} - (In his letter to the Romans, Paul presented the future resurrection and the New Creation as inextricably linked)
  3. Rescued from this Evil Age - {PDF Copy} - (Galatians 1:1-5 - Paul declared that his apostleship was from the very same God who raised Jesus from the dead and, thereby, delivered us from this evil age)
  4. New Creation and the Parousia of Jesus - {PDF Copy} - (The Parousia of Jesus ushers in the Day of the Lord, final judgment and the New Creation)
  5. The Apostle Paul and the Last Days - {PDF Copy} - (In Christ, one era arrived at its intended endpoint and another commenced)
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