We missed a week of class, but that does not mean we will skip over our topic. I will make up the week some where, some how. Last Sunday we were going to explore the connection between the old covenant (Law of Moses) and the new covenant (Law of Christ). Where are the points at which they meet and one flows from the other? Where are the points where they diverge and one goes a different way?
What about the new covenant is taken right out of the old? For instance, the sacrifice of Christ on the cross. How is it similar to the sacrifices of the old covenant? How is it different?
The week before I put a bunch of ideas up on the board and we came to the conclusion that the old law, especially the sacrificial code, was based on grace. God is the one who holds the power to forgive sins, not the blood of animals, therefore it is God's grace to forgive that makes the sacrifices mean anything. We all admit that grace is the foundation of the new covenant, but we often fail to see its importance in the old. Remember the God of heaven is the God of both covenants, why should we expect one to be based on deeds and the other on faith or grace?
So if we often downplay the role of grace in the old law, do we exaggerate its role in the new? In other words, do we downplay the role of obedience and submission?
These are the things I would like to discuss, now on the blog as well in class on Sunday. Leave a comment below and I will respond. Start listing those verses and passages in the New Testament that correspond to what we have been talking about in class with regards to sacrifices. Specifically think about Christ's sacrifice, our participation in his sacrifice, and our daily sacrifices.
I am looking forward to our discussion on Sunday.
Stay Holy,
Len
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