What are the "better promises" upon which the new covenant was established?
Answer
"This shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, says the
Lord, I will put My law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; . . . I will forgive their iniquity,
and I will remember their sin no more!' Jer. 31: 33, 34. See Heb. 8: 8-12.
NOTE - These are simply the blessings of the gospel through Christ. They are promised upon
condition of repentance, confession, faith, and acceptance of Christ, the Mediator of the new covenant,
which means salvation and obedience. In the old covenant there was no provision for pardon and power to
obey. It is true there was pardon during the time of the old covenant, but not by virtue of it. Pardon then, as
now, was through the provisions of the new covenant, the terms of which are older than the old covenant.
Through whom are repentance and forgiveness granted?
11. How did the Jewish leaders in the days of Christ, for the sake of gain, make void the fifth commandment?
3. After the wise men had thus confessed their inability to do what the king required, who offered to interpret the dream?
What is the essential teaching of the new covenant?
What will the waiting ones say when Jesus comes?
Whose prayers does Solomon say are an abomination?
12. When the woman of Canaan came to Christ, beseeching Him to heal her daughter, what did He say?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle