Verbonde

Verbonde

'n Verbond is 'n bindende ooreenkoms tussen mense of groepe wat behels dat beloftes gemaak word en wat soms met seremonies en rituele gepaard gaan. Anders as 'n kontrak, wat transaksioneel is, is 'n verbond relasioneel. 'n Kontrak is 'n uitruil van besittings (dit is nou joune), terwyl 'n verbond meer 'n uitruil van mense is (ek is nou joune).

'n Voorbeeld is 'n huweliksverbond waar twee mense hulself verbind in 'n formele ooreenkoms (geloftes) wat gewoonlik gemerk word met 'n seremonie en verskeie rituele (bv. die uitruil van ringe). Soos jy kan sien, is 'n verbond veel meer as 'n blote kontrak.

Verbonde in die Bybel

In the Bible, there were covenants between people (e.g., David and Jonathan, see 1 Sam. 18:3), tribes (Jos. 9:1–15), and kings (1 Kgs. 5:12, 20:34). Depending on how you define a covenant, there were at least five covenants made between God and man:

  1. Onder die Noag Verbond God promised Noah and all humanity that he would never again destroy every living thing in a flood (Gen. 8:21, 9:11). God’s promise is unconditional and accompanied by the sign of the rainbow (Gen. 9:12–17).
  2. Onder die Abrahamitiese Verbond God promised to bless Abram and his descendants and make them into a great nation with their own Promised Land, the land of Canaan (Gen. 12:1–2, 15:7, 17:2, 8, Ex. 6:4). God told Abram that he would be exceedingly fruitful and become “the father of a multitude of nations” (Gen. 17:5). God also promised that through this new nation he would bless the whole world (Gen. 12:3, 22:17–18), a promise which was fulfilled through the Messiah. This covenant is accompanied by the sign of male circumcision (Gen. 17:10–14).
  3. Die Mosaïek Verbond, wat ook bekend staan ​​as die Ou Verbond, was formed with the nation of Israel at Mt. Sinai. Unlike the earlier covenants, it was a conditional covenant where God promised to bless Israel if they kept his commands and curse them if they didn’t (Ex. 19:5–8, Deut. 28–29). The centerpiece of this covenant was the Ten Commandments (Ex. 34:10–28, Deut. 4:13).
  4. Die Dawidiese verbond is a promise God made to David to make his name great and establish the throne of his kingdom forever (2 Sam. 7:9–16, Ps. 89:3–4). The promise was fulfilled through the Son of David, that is Jesus Christ (Matt. 1:1, Mark 12:35).
  5. Die profete van ouds het gepraat van a Nuwe Verbond that God would make that would be unlike the old covenant he had made with their ancestors (Jer. 31:31–34). It would be a covenant where God would forgive and remember their sins no more and give his people a new heart and a new spirit (Eze. 36:22–27). On the night he was betrayed, Jesus said this new covenant would be established in his blood (Luke 22:20). He was literally declaring his last will and testament, a new covenant that would come into effect toe hy gesterf het (Hebrews 9:16-17). Born into the line of Noah, Abraham, and David, Jesus is the culmination of the old covenant (Matt. 5:17) and the embodiment of the new.

Die ou vs nuwe verbond

Om die verskil tussen die ou en nuwe verbonde te verstaan ​​is noodsaaklik as ons die skrifture reg wil verdeel. Hierdie verbonde kan nie vermeng word nie, tog is iemand wat op genade vertrou vir redding maar na die wet kyk vir leiding oor hoe om te lewe, is vasgevang tussen twee verbonde. Hulle sal die voordele van geeneen pluk nie. Die wesenlike verskil tussen die twee verbonde is dit:

    • Ou verbond: Die mens maak beloftes aan God en verbreek dit

    • Nuwe verbond: God maak beloftes aan homself en hou dit vir ewig

Aan die voet van die berg Sinai het die Israeliete gespog:

We will do everything the Lord commands. (Exodus 19:8)

Dit was 'n fatale spog, 'n resep vir 'n ramp. Wat die Here vra, kan jy nie voorsien nie. Dit is die onbetwisbare les van geskiedenis, maar baie het dit nie geleer nie. Hulle is vasgevang in die bose kringloop van beloftes maak en breek, berou hê en dan belowe om volgende keer beter te doen. Ons het 'n openbaring nodig van die nuwe verbond wat gebaseer is op God se onbreekbare beloftes aan ons.

ek sal sluit 'n ewige verbond met hulle: ek sal moet nooit ophou om goed aan hulle te doen nie, en ek sal inspire them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me. (Jer. 32:40)

Die verskil tussen die ou en die nuwe is ons sal versus hy sal. In die oue het ons telkens ons woord gebreek, maar in die nuwe hou hy sy woord vir altyd. Dit is 'n groot verskil. Ons wankel nie meer op die wankelrige grond van ons vasberadenheid nie, maar staan ​​veilig op die Rots van Eeue. Laat ons die nuttelose praktyk om te sê "Ek wil" laat vaar en ons geloof in die "Ek wil" van God stel:

  • I will make an everlasting covenant with them (Jer. 32:40)
  • I will never stop doing good to you (Jer. 32:40)
  • I will bless you (Gen. 22:17)
  • I will be your God, and you will be my people (Jer. 31:33, Ez. 36:28, Heb. 8:10)
  • I will have compassion on you (Is. 54:8)
  • I will forgive your wickedness (Jer. 31:34, Heb. 8:12)
  • I will remember your sins no more (Jer. 31:34, Heb. 8:12)
  • I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean (Ez. 36:25)
  • I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols (Ez. 36:25)
  • I will give you a new heart (Ez. 36:26)
  • I will put my Spirit in you (Ez. 36:25)
  • I will save you (Ez. 36:29)
  • I will not forget you (Is. 49:15)
  • I will strengthen you (Is. 41:10)
  • I will help you (Is. 41:10)
  • I will uphold you with my righteous right hand (Is. 41:10)
  • I will be with you when you pass through the waters and flame (Is. 43:2)
  • I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go (Ps. 32:8)
  • I will counsel you with my eye upon you (Ps. 32:8)
  • I will multiply the fruit of the tree and the produce of the field (Ez. 36:30)
  • I will rescue you from every attack and will bring you safely to my heavenly kingdom (2 Tim. 4:18)
  • I will never cast you out (John 6:37)
  • I will never leave you or forsake you (Heb. 13:5)
  • I will never blot out your name from the book of life (Rev. 3:5)
  • I will raise you up on the last day (John 6:39-40)

Wat die Here vereis, voorsien Hy. Alles wat jy nodig het – redding, heiligheid, geregtigheid – voorsien hy vryelik volgens die rykdom van sy genade in Christus Jesus. Daar is geen as's in God se beloftes aan ons nie, geen voorwaardes vir jou om na te kom nie. Al wat hy vra is dat jy hom op sy woord neem. Al wat hy vereis is dat jy glo in sy ewige goedheid soos geopenbaar in Jesus.

Lees die Skrif deur 'n nuwe verbondslens

Jesus’ death on the cross was the single most important event in human history. Before the cross the old law covenant reigned. But after the cross a new covenant based on grace made the old covenant obsolete (Heb. 8:13). Under the old covenant you were blessed if you were good, but under the new covenant we are blessed because He is good.

Wanneer ons enige teks in die Bybel lees, moet ons vra, wat beteken hierdie gedeelte in die lig van die kruis? Beskou hierdie kontraste uit die Skrif:

  • Before the cross we were blessed when we obeyed and cursed when we disobeyed (Deut. 11:26-28). But after the cross we are blessed because we are forgiven (Rom. 4:8) and we are redeemed from the curse of the law (Gal. 3:13).
  • Before the cross we forgave in order to earn God’s forgiveness (Matt. 6:14). But at the cross we were unconditionally forgiven and we now forgive because Christ has forgiven us (Eph. 4:32; Col. 3:13).
  • Before the cross loving your neighbor meant not coveting his wife or property (Deut. 5:21). But after the cross we love and accept others because Christ loves and accepts us (1 John 4:19; Rom. 15:7).
  • Before the cross God was distant and unapproachable (Ex. 19:12). But because of the cross we have been brought near to God to receive mercy and find grace (Eph. 2:13; Heb. 4:16).

In alle opsigte is die nuwe verbond verhewe bo die oue:

  • Die ou verbond het misluk omdat dit op jou onvolmaakte gehoorsaamheid afgehang het, maar die nuwe verbond bly stand omdat dit gegrond is op Christus se volmaakte gehoorsaamheid tot die dood.
  • Die ou verbond sê jy sal geseënd wees as jy goed doen, maar die nuwe verklaar ons is geseënd omdat God goed is.
  • Die ou verbond waarsku dat jy gestraf sal word as jy sleg doen, maar die nuwe verklaar dat jy in Christus vir ewig onstrafbaar is.

Daarom noem hulle dit goeie nuus.

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  1. Obrigado irmão Paul por compartilhar a água da vida! Que Deus continue abençoando plenamente, você e sua familia!

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