- Covenant is same like an agreement, which we use recent times.
- Covenant looks something like this
Old Covenant Example
Covenant between God and Man at Mount Sinai
10 Commandments
- You shall have no other gods before Me.
- You shall not make idols.
- You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.
- Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
- Honor your father and your mother.
- You shall not murder.
- You shall not commit adultery.
- You shall not steal.
- You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
- You shall not covet.
If I fail in anyone of these, I shall die.
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- “Sin” in Hebrew : Chata’
- In Hebrew, Sin Means : Missing the Mark
- Missing any of the above 10 Marks means : you sin : makes you sinner
http://www.biblestudytools.com/lexicons/hebrew/nas/chata.html
James 2:10
New King James Version (NKJV)
10 For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all.
Romans 6:23
New King James Version (NKJV)
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Signature : Boasting on their Self Righteousness
Exodus 19:8
New King James Version (NKJV)
8 Then all the people answered together and said, “All that the Lord has spoken we will do.” So Moses brought back the words of the people to the Lord.
Exodus 24:3
New King James Version (NKJV)
3 So Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord and all the judgments. And all the people answered with one voice and said, “All the words which the Lord has said we will do.”
Will your sins be forgiven by confessing your sins?
No!!
- It says, whosoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.
- It doesn’t say that it will make them holy/righteous
- It doesn’t say that it will forgive all their confessed sins.
Proverbs 28:13
New King James Version (NKJV)
13 He who covers his sins will not prosper,
But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.
Without Holiness, no one can see the Lord
Hebrews 12:14
New King James Version (NKJV)
14 Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:
Without Shedding of Blood there is no forgiveness of sin
Hebrews 9:22
English Standard Version (ESV)
22 Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.
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