Understanding the Whole Bible: The King, The Kingdom and the New Covenant

We cannot have faith without fruit, and grace is the empowerment that causes us to walk out the fruit of our faith.

“Let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.” More than any of the others, this indicates that this was a localized event that only applied to those living in Judea.

through His resurrection, Jesus has made us partakers of the divine nature (see 2 Pet. 1:4).

not only do we live in the covenant of forgiveness, but we live in the covenant without wrath.

The modern version of Judaism is not even connected to the old version, because they are no longer able to gather at the proper temple or offer the required sacrifices.

If we have faith, we are blessed just like Abraham was blessed, not based on our works but based on our faith.

God called Abram out and promised to make Abram’s name great even though Abram was not looking to have a great name. The Lord just gave it to him.

the essential command: loving others as Christ does, advancing His Kingdom as ambassadors of love.

the Mosaic covenant did not bless the whole world. It could bless Israel if they kept the covenant and did not bring curses upon themselves. However, that did not happen very often.