For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another. Hebrews 8:7, NIV We only emphasize that Christian life we are in is not based on another form of religious ritual but on a covenant. The question is what type of covenant are you in? Is it a covenant of religion or a covenant of love? It should be a covenant of love. Love is a person and that is God (see 1 John 4:16). The covenant we are in is a covenant based on who He is and not on who we are. It's based on what He has done and not on what we have done. When you sign an agreement form, you understand what type of covenant or agreement you are signing in. And this is the reason why still many Christians missed the true essence of Christianity. It's because they don't understand the covenant they are in. In result, many are so called Christians are still living a life like they don't have Christ. There's no real transformation happened. They think Christian...
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But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
Ephesians 2:13, NKJV
Have you seen a bike's wheel that has been dislocate? When it is dislocated, misaligned or disproportionate it can cause stumble, accident or worst-case death. In that case, you cannot go to where you are going. Likewise, it's the same with our spiritual standing before God. We were once connected but have been disconnected. We were once aligned but misaligned in the very presence of God. The disobedience of first Adam is so powerful that made humanity once dislocated, misaligned, disproportionate to God. But it doesn't end there. The obedience of last Adam which is Christ is more powerful that make everyone who will believe become redeemed, restored, renewed by the blood of Christ.
The good news is in Christ we have been brought near by the blood we who were once far off. And because we have been brought near by the blood, every dislocate, every misalignment, every disproportionate in our lives has been restored first place in the spiritual realm. Things are changing in accordance with your identity in Christ. That's why you have to see first who you are in Christ. That's where everything falls in its place.
Know that in Christ you who were once far away have now brought near, by His precious blood. You were once a sinner but now made the righteousness of God, His beloved child to whom He is well pleased.