The issue that makes the Old Covenant obsolete is one of source. Christ dealt with the very source of our sin and He did this in the Holy of Holies in heaven itself, thereby making it possible for us to worship God the way we were meant to!
Our consciences are now made clean through His blood so that we can, with no condemnation, approach God freely! The Old Covenant is what made us aware of our sin and continually reminded us of our unholy nature and behavior.
Hebrews 9:15 That is why he is the one who mediates a new covenant between God and people, so that all who are called can receive the eternal inheritance God has promised them. For Christ died to set them free from the penalty of the sins they had committed under that first covenant.
Under the New Covenant we are set free from the penalties and liabilities of the Old Covenant that condemned us to death and refused to allow us access to God!
You may be saying I cannot approach God in the condition I am in. Jesus says, I paid for that! Come near! Find grace to help!
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
Romans 3:21 But now God has shown us a way to be made right with him without keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of Moses and the prophets long ago. 22 We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are. 23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. 24 Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.
How forgiven are you?
About The Author
- Tim Atchley
- Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
- I currently serve as Senior Pastor of Harvest Church in Knoxville, Tn. I was sent out from Trinity Chapel of Knoxville in 1993 accompanied by my wife Sheila our four children Sarah, Hannah, Josiah & Isaac and a handful of bold, brave and committed believers determined to plant our first church. Pioneering is hard work but well worth the journey. That is why we desire to make disciples of Christ who will, like us, also embrace the call to plant churches.
