Welcome

to a web-site or a place on the web in the German language.

 

I have to say it again and again, how sad it makes me, that so many of

my German speaking country men, not only from Missouri or the USA, but

in all the world, call themselves Christians, even though they are unable to

give an account over what the Bible calls the New Covenant. Most of them

don’t, and this is hard to believe, even know the difference between the Old

Covenant of God and the New Covenant or Testament of God with the whole

world. Asked about it, they are mostly speechless and unable to say anything

about it.

 

 The New Covenant is already mentioned in the Old Testament but was

not in force during that time period. Much of its content was however pro-

phetically revealed to the Israelites, the only people of God at that time.

 

         The Old Covenant with the Israelites, was made with them because of

Abrahams faithfulness to God. (Gen. chap. 15 and 17; cf. Gen. 22:1-18)

The circumcision of every male was a part of this Covenant. It was to be a

sign of God’s Covenant with Abraham’s fleshly descendants  (Gen. 17:13).

God transferred the same Covenant to Isaac (Gen. 17:21; cf. Ex. 6:2-5).

Later He transferred it to Isaac’s son Jacob who received the name Israel. He

was the father of twelve sons who became the twelve tribes of Israel,

                                                                  (Gen. 35:1-15; Ex. chap. 19-24).

 

        The Old Covenant, its people and all their worship tools or equip-

ment including their scrolls were sprinkled by Moses with blood. The

blood gave this Covenant instruments the power of God to fulfill His

purpose. It made them holy and dedicated them to His services.

“....without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.” (Ex. 24:8; Lev.

17: 10,11; Hebr. 9:19-26)

 

      Please read all the texts, so you will recognize how the Old Covenant was

in a sense a shadow of the New Covenant. Have you noticed something that

is also the most important feature of the New Covenant?

 

The Israelites were from their beginning on unfaithful to their God and

Creator. This folk lived and sinned often more than the heathen nations

across their borders. They still do that today through their disobedience to the

New Covenant of God. God sent them many prophets to call them to repen-

tance. He punished them to bring them back to Him. But it was all in vain.

They just didn’t want to obey Him. (Jer. chap. 19)

 

Like God did with all His Covenants, He had made the conditions and

the punishments, for breaking his Covenant commandments known. Please

read one more text before you get tired of reading. And please don’t forget,

that you are on the way to your redemption. The Holy Spirit will help you to

understand all there is to know about salvation. It will be the greatest blessing

of your life when you stand before the Judgement seat of Christ to have

obeyed Him in everything. That is true for the young and the older seekers

of forgiveness of their sins.

 

So please read Lev. Chap. 26 yet. What do you think about verses 44

and 45? Because of the coming of the New Covenant, God didn’t want to act

any other way. More about this in a later Thesis.

 

         We hope and pray, that you have the will and the courage to continue to

study these lessons. Sometimes it may seem boring, but as you learn and un-

derstand more, it becomes easier. You will find, that your real spiritual home

is found through the Bible. It is like driving a car. At first it is hard in traffic.

If one continues however it becomes more and more a pleasure. I also would

like to see the day in which I don’t have to address you as Mr. or Mrs. be-

cause we have become Geschwister i.e. brethren in the Lord. That will be a

great day of  joy. Not only for me and you, but also for the Lord Jesus and all

His angels. (Lk. 15:7) You will have crossed over from being spiritually

dead to having eternal life already beginning in this life time. More about this

point in a later Thesis.

 

Questions you will be able to answer now: