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        to a genuine call for prayer to bring about a revival among the

German speaking people, whose chances for redemption without know-

ledge over and obedience to God’s New Covenant are 0, i.e. gleich null.

 

   Question: When did God establish the framework for the New Covenant?

   Answer: The conditions of the New Covenant were clearly already decided

before God created the earth. The Apostle Peter writes in his first letter, that

we were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to us from our

forefathers, “with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or de-

fect. He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in

these last times for your sake” (1. Pet. 1:18-20, see also Thesis # 16 please).

Before God created the world or laid its foundation, the New

Covenant, through which the people of this world would be redeemed, was

already established. Even the blood of Jesus was already destined to be the

New Covenants means to fulfill or achieve this redemption (Mt. 26:28; 1.

Cor. 11:25). The world however didn’t find this out until, “these last times.”

 

Today’s time period, i.e. the time since Jesus first coming until He

comes again, is called “the last time.” The Apostle John calls it, “the last

hour” (1. Jn. 2:18; cf. 1. Cor. 10:11). This last time period of earth’s

existence could anytime suddenly come to its end (1.Th.5:2).

 

In the above texts we can also see, that God’s goal for the people of the

world always was and still is, the  New Covenant in the blood of Jesus.

 

The Apostle Paul wrote, “And we know that in all things God works for

the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his pur-

pose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the

likeness of his son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers”

               (Ro. 8:28,29).

       Those “called according to His purpose” are those who freely accept the

New Covenant in Christ’s blood. We learned that from the Apostle Peter and

from the Apostle Paul. (1. Cor. 2:7; Eph. 1:5; 3:10,11; 2. Tim. 1:9)

 

        All of these texts refer to God’s purpose for His creation mankind. They

refer to decisions He had made before He created the world.  They refer to

those people who would accept His New Covenant. They would be the ones

whom He had “predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his son.”

 

   The Old Covenant or the Law, which God had set up for the Jewish people,

didn’t do much for their  redemption. It was just a short term Covenant. It

couldn’t clean or circumcise the heart of mankind.  (Hebr. 9:9,10)

                                     

The Apostle Paul said, “Before this faith came, we were held prisoners

by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed. So the law was put in

charge to lead us to Christ  that we might be justified by faith. Now that faith

has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law” Gal. 3:23-25.

 

The Law or the Old Covenant ended also with the coming of Jesus the

Messiah of the Jews. The New Covenant makes out of the descendants of

Abraham, the Jewish people, and all other people of this world, the people,

God had intended to be His very own from before creation of this world. We

read in the book of Romans, “A man is not a Jew if he is only one outwardly,

nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. No, a man is a Jew if he is

one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not

by the written code. Such a mans praise is not from men, but from God.”

(Ro. 2:28,29; cf. Thesis’ # 47 - # 48 - # 49)

 

I hope this lesson is not to hard for you to understand. If it is, please let

me know. I only wanted to prove one thing with this lesson. God had already

established the New Covenant and its provisions before He created this

world. His New Covenant will totally redeem anyone who obeys its provi-

sions with all the love and devotion he or she can have for Jesus. The 

Catholic and Lutheran churches or others like them and their rules or

commandments have nothing to do with anyone’s redemption through Christ

the Lord. They are unable to transfer a person into Christ.