Show The New Followers of God today are arc under a new covenant or agree agree- ment mente The Bible refers to two major covenants the old covenant covenant covenant cove cove- nant and the new covenant IN TIlE THE OLD covenant we I find ind the Ten Commandments the he Priesthood the animal sacrifices and the general genral gen gen- eral ral laws that were passed down own to the people of Israel through Moses Under the old covenant men followed God in faith aith being directed by the theTen theTen Ten en Commandments Under the new covenant people people people peo peo- who turn to God do so by surrendering to the will of HISSon His HisSon HisSon Son Jesus Christ trusting in Him for forgiveness and power for or victorious Christian living Under the old covenant people found that they did not completely completely completely com com- obey Gods God's law UNDER THE new covenant God transforms the lives of those hose who turn to Him through I Christ The latter part of Hebrews Hebrews He He- I He-I brews Chapter 8 Verse 10 reads I will put my laws into their heir mind and write them in I their heir hearts and I will be to them hem a God and they shall be beo beto beto to o me a people Verses 11 and 12 2 show Gods God's forgiveness and andin andin in n verse 13 we see that the new covenant replaces the old In short man can live up to Gods God's standard through the new covenant because Christ works a change in the lives of those who receive Him as Saviour Saviour Saviour Sav Sav- and Lord THE NEW Covenant willbe will willbe willbe be the title of Sunday mornings morning's mornings morning's mornings morning's morn morn- ings ing's message at the First Southern Baptist Church o a f Bountiful located at 1500 S. S and W W. in in inthe the Five Points area Morning worship begins at 11 am a.m. Other worship services include include include in in- clude Sunday School at am a.m. training union at 6 pm p.m. and evening worship at 7 pm p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend each service John Dixon is the pastor |