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The Old Covenant Vs The New Covenant
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The purpose of this thread is to show clearly the difference between the old covenant and the new covenant.
A covenant is simply an agreement between two or more parties.
In fact in our legal world we call them contracts. Let's examine the similarities.
A contract is essentially a legally binding agreement between two or more parties. It sets out specific rights and obligations that each party must uphold. In practice, contracts often involve the exchange of goods, services, money, or promises to deliver these at a future date. If one party fails to meet their obligations, the law provides remedies—such as damages or enforcement—to address the breach.
The definition above was obtained from the AI called Copilot. Everything outlined in a contract is what a covenant does.
Now that we have established that let's go and compare both covenants.
Exodus 19: 1 - 6, 16 - 19
1 In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.
2 For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount.
3 And Moses went up unto God, and the Lord called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel;
4 Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.
5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
16 And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
17 And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
18 And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
19 And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
Now in the very next chapter God spoke the 10 commandments. Read Exodus 20: 1 - 20
God made sure they at least heard the 10 commandments. Israel did not want the LORD to speak with them anymore. So Moses listened to God and brought the words.
Exodus 24: 1 - 8
1 And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the Lord, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.
2 And Moses alone shall come near the Lord: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.
3 And Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the Lord hath said will we do.
4 And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
5 And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the Lord.
6 And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.
7 And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the Lord hath said will we do, and be obedient.
8 And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord hath made with you concerning all these words.
Moses said "Behold the blood of the covenant" In other words the blood of the agreement. What was the agreement again? That they would keep the 10 commandments. This is how God sealed covenant, he does with blood. When we sign contracts we use or signatures which makes it legally binding. This is what God has always required of his creation.
Exodus 34: 1, 4 - 5, 27 - 28
1 And the Lord said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest.
4 And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as the Lord had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone.
5 And the Lord descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord.
27 And the Lord said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.
28 And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.
Now Israel decided to quickly break the covenant that was signed in blood. Read Exodus 32 where they made the golden calf. If you break a blood covenant the ones who should die are the ones who went against the agreement. However Moses talked God out of it. However many people lost their lives. There was nothing to take the place of people who sinned against God. So not only did GOD speak the ten commandments, he wrote them down TWICE. This was symbolic because Israel was not going to keep their end of the covenant. Since the old covenant is signed by the blood of bulls and goats they took the place of men for sin even though they were innocent, this would be a shadow for what Christ would do for man. See Leviticus chapter 4.
Jeremiah 7: 21 - 24
21 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh.
22 For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:
23 But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.
24 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.
NOT ONE TIME from Exodus 20 to Exodus 24 did the LORD said sacrifice animals for me. He told Israel to obey his voice and keep his commandments (Exodus 20: 1- 17). They did not listen to the words of the covenant. The covenant was signed with blood, so once it was broken then an innocent animal died and they kept ignoring God's command and then proceeded to sacrifice an innocent animal.
Jeremiah 31: 31 - 34
31 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord:
33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
It says clearly God will write the laws in our hearts. Israel is God's name so if you confess you're a Christian you should be a spiritual Israelite. Many have a problem with this because of corrupt Hebrews dress in purple but that's a subject for another time.
Hebrews 8: 3, 6 - 11
3 For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer.
6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.
7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.
8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:
9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.
Paul is confirming what Jeremiah prophesied in the 31st chapter. In the old covenant the children of Israel had to look upon fringes. This covenant is better because now they are literally inside your head.
The issue was with the people, not God's law. The commandments are perfect and God expects us to do our best to walk in them. The ten commandments are the words of both covenants. What changed instead of sprinkling the blood of bulls upon people now everyone has been purchased with the blood of Christ.
Acts 20: 28
28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Romans 2: 14 - 15
14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another
The law is written in everyone’s heart, not just Israel and Paul confirms this because once you join yourself to Israel then you are spiritual Israel. Nobody is going to have an excuse on judgement day. Even an atheist knows not to steal. The new covenant is more binding than the old covenant because in the old covenant they had fringes to remind them to keep the commandments. In the new covenant it’s already in your mind so if you break God’s law you knew exactly what you were doing and don’t try to blame it on the devil either.
Hebrews 9: 1 - 8
1 Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.
2 For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.
3 And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;
4 Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;
5 And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.
6 Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.
7 But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people:
8 The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:
9 Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;
This is the tabernacle of the congregation where animals were sacrificed and their blood brought unto the veil. See Exodus 26: 1, 30 - 33
Colossians 2: 14
14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
Nailing the law of animal sacrifice to the cross because the LORD has no pleasure in it. It was suppose to teach man that sin is costly and blood needs to be shed to remit sins.
Hebrews 10: 1 - 10, 18, 26 - 29
1 For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.
3 But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.
4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. (The LORD conformed this in Jeremiah 7: 21 - 24)
7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
8 Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law; (it was a law because God made the children of Israel do it everytime they broke the ten commandments)
9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
18 Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
28 He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
The grace is the blood of Jesus Christ which we do not deserve that's why it is a free gift. If we spit on Jesus Christ offering his body for sin and continue to sin then the lake of fire awaits.
Romans 6: 1 - 2
1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
So the covenant that was signed with the blood of animals was remove and replaced by the blood of Christ.
Both images in thread was done by Microsoft copilot.
The million dollar question is:
What is a covenant??? A covenant is simply an agreement between two or more parties.
In fact in our legal world we call them contracts. Let's examine the similarities.
A contract is essentially a legally binding agreement between two or more parties. It sets out specific rights and obligations that each party must uphold. In practice, contracts often involve the exchange of goods, services, money, or promises to deliver these at a future date. If one party fails to meet their obligations, the law provides remedies—such as damages or enforcement—to address the breach.
The definition above was obtained from the AI called Copilot. Everything outlined in a contract is what a covenant does.
Now that we have established that let's go and compare both covenants.
THE OLD COVENANT
Exodus 19: 1 - 6, 16 - 19
1 In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.
2 For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount.
3 And Moses went up unto God, and the Lord called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel;
4 Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.
5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
16 And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
17 And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
18 And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
19 And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
Now in the very next chapter God spoke the 10 commandments. Read Exodus 20: 1 - 20
God made sure they at least heard the 10 commandments. Israel did not want the LORD to speak with them anymore. So Moses listened to God and brought the words.
Exodus 24: 1 - 8
1 And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the Lord, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.
2 And Moses alone shall come near the Lord: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.
3 And Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the Lord hath said will we do.
4 And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
5 And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the Lord.
6 And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.
7 And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the Lord hath said will we do, and be obedient.
8 And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord hath made with you concerning all these words.
Moses said "Behold the blood of the covenant" In other words the blood of the agreement. What was the agreement again? That they would keep the 10 commandments. This is how God sealed covenant, he does with blood. When we sign contracts we use or signatures which makes it legally binding. This is what God has always required of his creation.
Exodus 34: 1, 4 - 5, 27 - 28
1 And the Lord said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest.
4 And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as the Lord had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone.
5 And the Lord descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord.
27 And the Lord said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.
28 And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.
Now Israel decided to quickly break the covenant that was signed in blood. Read Exodus 32 where they made the golden calf. If you break a blood covenant the ones who should die are the ones who went against the agreement. However Moses talked God out of it. However many people lost their lives. There was nothing to take the place of people who sinned against God. So not only did GOD speak the ten commandments, he wrote them down TWICE. This was symbolic because Israel was not going to keep their end of the covenant. Since the old covenant is signed by the blood of bulls and goats they took the place of men for sin even though they were innocent, this would be a shadow for what Christ would do for man. See Leviticus chapter 4.
Jeremiah 7: 21 - 24
21 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh.
22 For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:
23 But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.
24 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.
NOT ONE TIME from Exodus 20 to Exodus 24 did the LORD said sacrifice animals for me. He told Israel to obey his voice and keep his commandments (Exodus 20: 1- 17). They did not listen to the words of the covenant. The covenant was signed with blood, so once it was broken then an innocent animal died and they kept ignoring God's command and then proceeded to sacrifice an innocent animal.
THE NEW COVENANT
Jeremiah 31: 31 - 34
31 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord:
33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
It says clearly God will write the laws in our hearts. Israel is God's name so if you confess you're a Christian you should be a spiritual Israelite. Many have a problem with this because of corrupt Hebrews dress in purple but that's a subject for another time.
Hebrews 8: 3, 6 - 11
3 For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer.
6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.
7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.
8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:
9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.
Paul is confirming what Jeremiah prophesied in the 31st chapter. In the old covenant the children of Israel had to look upon fringes. This covenant is better because now they are literally inside your head.
The issue was with the people, not God's law. The commandments are perfect and God expects us to do our best to walk in them. The ten commandments are the words of both covenants. What changed instead of sprinkling the blood of bulls upon people now everyone has been purchased with the blood of Christ.
Acts 20: 28
28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Romans 2: 14 - 15
14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another
The law is written in everyone’s heart, not just Israel and Paul confirms this because once you join yourself to Israel then you are spiritual Israel. Nobody is going to have an excuse on judgement day. Even an atheist knows not to steal. The new covenant is more binding than the old covenant because in the old covenant they had fringes to remind them to keep the commandments. In the new covenant it’s already in your mind so if you break God’s law you knew exactly what you were doing and don’t try to blame it on the devil either.
Hebrews 9: 1 - 8
1 Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.
2 For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.
3 And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;
4 Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;
5 And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.
6 Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.
7 But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people:
8 The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:
9 Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;
This is the tabernacle of the congregation where animals were sacrificed and their blood brought unto the veil. See Exodus 26: 1, 30 - 33
Colossians 2: 14
14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
Nailing the law of animal sacrifice to the cross because the LORD has no pleasure in it. It was suppose to teach man that sin is costly and blood needs to be shed to remit sins.
Hebrews 10: 1 - 10, 18, 26 - 29
1 For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.
3 But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.
4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. (The LORD conformed this in Jeremiah 7: 21 - 24)
7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
8 Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law; (it was a law because God made the children of Israel do it everytime they broke the ten commandments)
9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
18 Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
28 He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
The grace is the blood of Jesus Christ which we do not deserve that's why it is a free gift. If we spit on Jesus Christ offering his body for sin and continue to sin then the lake of fire awaits.
Romans 6: 1 - 2
1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
So the covenant that was signed with the blood of animals was remove and replaced by the blood of Christ.
Both images in thread was done by Microsoft copilot.
Jackie Hill Perry’s Compassionate Challenge to a Woman in a Same-Sex Marriage
- By Michie
A woman called Nicole dialed into a live podcast, admitted she loves God, has been married to a woman for five years, and wanted honest answers. What followed was one of the most direct — and grace-filled — conversations about faith and sexuality you’ll find on Christian media.
Jackie Hill Perry, author of Gay Girl, Good God and a widely respected Bible teacher, met Nicole’s honesty with her own. No condemnation. No deflection. But no softening of Scripture either.
Continued below.
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Jackie Hill Perry, author of Gay Girl, Good God and a widely respected Bible teacher, met Nicole’s honesty with her own. No condemnation. No deflection. But no softening of Scripture either.
Nicole’s Question: Faith and a ‘Cloud’ She Can’t Shake
Nicole called in to Hardly Initiated, a YouTube-streamed podcast hosted by Tysean Jackson and Ryan Catchings that focuses on faith, relationships, and culture. The episode, which featured Perry alongside guest Megan Ashley, was part of a series called ‘Fight the Flesh.’Continued below.
Churchgoing Woman in Gay Marriage Asks for Jackie Hill Perry’s Thoughts
Jackie Hill Perry had some compassionate yet challenging words for a woman who called in to the "Hardly Initiated" podcast. The caller, Nicole, has been married to a woman for five years and says that she loves God but has a “cloud” over her.
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If God is all-knowing, how can man have free will?
- By Dan Perez
- General Theology
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And this is how I explain how I explain FREE WILL. !!If God knows everything you’re going to do, can you still be free?
It’s one of the oldest questions in philosophy. For centuries, theologians and skeptics alike have wrestled with the tension between divine foreknowledge and human freedom. If God already knows every decision you will make, are your decisions real? Or is the future already written — unchangeable, mechanical, and determined?
For many, this leads to a fatalistic view of history: that every action, every thought, every choice is merely the outworking of a divine decree. Foreknowledge, they assume, demands determinism. But that only seems true if you start with a false assumption about time and an impoverished view of God.
The dilemma collapses when you stop imagining God as a cosmic spectator watching a chronological timeline unfold. Because the God of the Bible is not bound by time — time is bound by Him.
The problem lies not in foreknowledge itself, but in our insistence on mapping God’s knowledge onto human temporality. We picture God like a being ahead of us on the timeline, peeking around the corner to see what we’ll do. But God is not ahead of us in time — He is outside of time, or better put, time is inside of God. He is not watching history like a surveillance reel. Time is not His limit. It’s His creation.
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If God is all-knowing, how can man have free will?
If God knows everything you re going to do, can you still be freewww.christianpost.com
Only 2 of God creation had FREE WILL. and the rest. do not believe that there is NO GOD and earth was. just
a big explosion. !!
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Christ Descended into Hell?
- By Lukaris
- Paterology, Christology & Pneumatology
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The Apostles Creed is Biblical. Isaiah 9:1-7 prophesies what the Lord would do including the descent into hell ( or hades) in verse 2. See 1 Peter 3:18-22 & 1 Peter 4:1-6. See also Ephesians 4:8-9; the best translation of these Ephesians verses are in the revised standard version (RSV).
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Most other translations of the Ephesians verses are ok but a little clunky. This doesn’t make the RSV the best either because in other places the KJV, NKJV etc. top them & vice versa.
Bible Gateway passage: Ephesians 4 - Revised Standard Version
Unity in the Body of Christ - I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all lowliness and meekness, with patience, forbearing one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is...
Most other translations of the Ephesians verses are ok but a little clunky. This doesn’t make the RSV the best either because in other places the KJV, NKJV etc. top them & vice versa.
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Yang Rongli, Chinese prisoner of faith.
- By Chaplain Jim
- Persecuted Christians
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On June 20, 2025, Yang Rongli, pastor and co-founder of Golden Lampstand Church, was sentenced to fifteen years in prison on charges of ‘fraud’.
Yang Rongli, along with her husband Wang Xiaoguang, were detained on August 7, 2021 during a government campaign which targeted their church for refusing to join the government-controlled Three Self Church. She is currently being held at Yaodu District Detention Center.
She has written a letter to her son from prison expressing the peace she felt on hearing the verdict against her, as well as the sorrow of being seperated from her family. She has appealed her sentence, but tells her son that she is not placing her hope in the appeal but in “God’s greater work”.
According to China Aid, Yang Rongli, who is now in her late 60s, suffers from diabetes and has received no medical care for this
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Release International prayer shields , Eritrea, Ethiopia.
- By LoricaLady
- Persecuted Christians
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Saturday 6 June 2026 – Eritrea
Please pray for God’s guidance, protection and wisdom for our partners as they support those who are suffering for their faith. ‘Pray for their spiritual and emotional health as they carry great responsibility and respond to many requests for help,’ said Release International CEO Paul Robinson.
Friday 5 June 2026 – Eritrea
Praise God for a recent increase in the number of Eritreans responding to the gospel, particularly among both teachers and students.
Thursday 4 June 2026 – Eritrea
Pray for the Christians who are being secretly trained to lead underground churches. They are fully aware of the risks that come with the calling but are willing to risk imprisonment for their faith.
Wednesday 3 June 2026 – Eritrea
Please continue to pray for our partners who work inside and outside Eritrea. Pray that they would know God’s protection, favour, guidance and wisdom as they lead this sensitive ministry.
Tuesday 2 June 2026 – Eritrea
Praise God for His continued faithfulness in keeping our brothers and sisters in prison strong in their faith as well as in their health. Thank God for the release of 45 Christian prisoners at the end of last year.
Monday 1 June 2026 – Eritrea
Please continue to pray for long-term prisoners in Eritrea, some of whom, such as Kiflu Gebremeskel, have been in prison for more than 20 years. They deeply appreciate our prayers as well as the practical support given to their families over such a long time.
Sunday 31 May 2026 – Ethiopia
Pray for the large numbers of believers from neighbouring countries (particularly Eritrea and Somalia) who are in Ethiopia and are growing in their faith.
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#15 in Christian Persecution, Mali
- By LoricaLady
- Persecuted Christians
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What does persecution look like in Mali?
Some followers of Jesus in Mali face such severe persecution that they are unable to live in large sections of the country. In these areas, Islamic extremists target Christians with violence, abductions and church burnings. Evangelical pastors and worshippers are especially vulnerable, often accused of being agents of the West.Organised crime and systemic corruption make the threat even worse. Islamic extremists exploit smuggling routes, illegal mining and patronage networks, creating lawless zones where Christians – especially in rural areas – are left exposed and defenceless.
Under military rule, state repression has worsened. Christian leaders and activists who dare to speak out face surveillance, intimidation and arbitrary detention. Converts from Islam are especially vulnerable; they’re often targeted by extremists and come under pressure from their families and community.
Who is most vulnerable to persecution?
Christian converts from Islam are particularly vulnerable. They face pressure from Islamic militants, their families and the community. Violence that used to be more restricted to the north has steadily spread throughout the country. Now, even Christians in urban centres find themselves at risk of violence.Meet Pastor "Enock"
What has changed this year?
The situation grows increasingly dangerous for Christians in Mali, meaning little has changed. In 2025, many believers were killed, and multiple churches were attacked, destroyed, or looted and Christian properties were destroyed. The military government suspended political parties, which has contributed to fears of growing authoritarianism and political instability.What does Open Doors do to help Christians in Mali?
Through local church partners, Open Doors supports Malian believers through persecution-response training and economic empowerment initiatives.How can you pray for Mali?
- In 2025, Mali’s political instability continued. Pray that God will make a way for peace to come, and that security will be established.
- Christians face violence and displacement at the hands of groups associated with Islamic State and al-Qaeda. Pray for believers who risk everything because of their faith in Christ.
- Ask God to strengthen Open Doors partners in Mali who help displaced believers by meeting their basic needs.
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A PRAYER FOR MALI
Dear Lord, we come alongside our brothers and sisters in Mali and pray that You will be with those Christians who risk so much simply to follow You. We pray for those who have been chased away from their homes and churches; please bring peace and allow them to return. We ask for homes for the displaced, encouragement for the downtrodden, joy for the joyless – and an ever-present sense that You walk alongside them in their pain. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
A PRAYER FOR MALI
Dear Lord, we come alongside our brothers and sisters in Mali and pray that You will be with those Christians who risk so much simply to follow You. We pray for those who have been chased away from their homes and churches; please bring peace and allow them to return. We ask for homes for the displaced, encouragement for the downtrodden, joy for the joyless – and an ever-present sense that You walk alongside them in their pain. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
