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Topic: Elucidating The Testaments (E) by Chukwuemeka C. Asiegbu
Continued from the last episode…
Text Of Interest:
“I
have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is
come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but
whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to
come.”
Jn 16:12-13
“Which
things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which
the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.”
1Cor 2:13
Case Study Text:
“All scripture is given by inspiration
of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for
instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly
furnished unto all good works.”
2Tim 3:16-17 (KJV)
The annulment of the old order means
the introduction of the Kingdom of God here on earth (Matt 3:2, 4:23, 6:10,
33). Which of course indicates that anything that happened in the old order, no
matter how bravura it appears, is just an impression caused by the angels and
lacks the real substance because it is the shadow of the real to come (Col
2:17). Therefore, the Old Testament does not have what it takes to reveal God’s
glory and whatever that happened in it, no matter how glorious it appears is
actually not the real glory of God, (2Cor 3:7, 9, 10,18, 4:6). The real glory
of God will appear right inside man, the Kingdom of God is not going to be
ascertained again by observation or dictates of events and manifestations but
should be established and rooted in man (Luk 17:21).
This Kingdom of God that will be
rooted in man is ushered into being by the New Covenant (Heb 10:9). The variations
and weakness nature of the Old Covenant will not be noticed in the New Covenant
because; the New Covenant is not going to be operated by the blood of animals
(Heb 9:7, 12-14). The weakness of the Old Testament was prevalent in the
imperfection of man before God (Heb 7:11, 19, 10:1). The will of God for man is
that he should be perfect before Him. That is to say, man should at all time
have the right standing before God blameless in all ramifications.
The animal blood sacrifice conducted
in the Old Testament makes the Testament to lack the potency to proffer lasting
solution to man’s common problem. That is why anyone under that covenant
obtains a temporary solution which is why it is renewable yearly. So under the
Old Testament the problem is not taken away but could be maintained or
controlled. The Old Testament, therefore, becomes a means to get along with
God, and could not be the end to God because it lacks the capacity. The Old Testament
could be defined as the Testament of promises and not a Testament of
fulfillment. That is why, all the visions and practices in the Old Testament are
pointing to the promises and these promises will be fulfilled in a Man Christ
(Gal 3:16, Heb 8:6)
The temporary nature of the Old
Testament was explicit in the form of its writing, it was written on stone,
which reflects the level of carnality in it. This shows that its origin is not
emanating from eternity and of course cannot solve a problem that is eternal.
Therefore, nobody is qualified to obtain eternal life by it because it lacks
the capacity to do so (Gal 2:16), the only thing obtainable by this covenant is
the awareness of sin and to condemn or make all men guilty (Rom 3:19, 7:7 –
10). The Old Testament, was very active in ministering death and not life,
therefore, it is seen as a covenant of death because it ministers death.
Though it served as a school master
till the time perfection came. At the due time, God set it aside and annulled
in order to put in place that which is perfect and permanent (Jere 31:31 – 33).
This covenant will not be written on stone as in the case of the Old Testament
but will be written in the heart of men. This is an indication that the New
Covenant will not be a carnal type but spiritual and will produce life instead
of death. It is not going to be written by man or angel but by the Holy Ghost,
this shows that the New Covenant will be emanating from eternity and should
stand forever. Under this covenant, the true revelation of God will be made
manifest and no one would say I don’t know God, or I don’t understand God
because the covenant is written in the hearts of the people. (Jere 31:33-34,
1Jn 2:27)
To be continued….
Till I come your way again, keep on
basking in the Arena of Indubitable Truth!
Chukwuemeka C. Asiegbu
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