Jesus and His Glorious Covenant

Matthew 26:27-30

Covenant

• An agreement between parties.

• Where one party pledges to bless or serve another party

• They are either bilateral or unilateral in Scripture.

Covenant

• NATO: Multi-lateral

• God’s Covenant with Noah and humanity (Gen. 9:9-17)

The Covenant of Works

• First covenant between God and human beings (Genesis 2:15-17) (Hosea 6:7)

• It promised eternal life

• The condition was perfect obedience

The Covenant of Works

• Two key things about this covenant

– In one sense it is still in effect -also called the Covenant of Creation. (Romans 3:23)

– We have been affected by the failure of the first humans.

The Covenant of Works

Able Not To Sin and Not To Die

(Adam and Eve)

Not Able Not To Sin And Not To Die

(All of us except One since Genesis)

The Covenant of Works

• We inherited their guilt (Rom. 5:12, 18)

• We inherited their corruption (Ps. 51:1-5)

• We come into this world guilty, corrupt, and we will not keep the covenant of works

The Covenant of Grace

• The most glorious covenant between God and man

• Hebrews 9:16—established, ratified and confirmed through the blood of Jesus

The Covenant of Grace• Jesus Kept the Covenant of

Works (Rom. 5:18-19)

• Jesus Died ion our place (Heb. 9:14, 26-28)

• Jesus offers benefits of the covenant through faith (Heb. 9:15-16; Rom. 3:23-26)

The Covenant of Grace• Jesus make us new creations and

delivers us from corruption

– The law of God is put into our minds

– The law of God is written on our hearts

– We have a relationship with God

– The Covenant is permanent and irrevocable (Heb. 9:12)