A New Covenant: Our Eternal Destiny

By EMORY GOERTZ

OUR IDENTITY IN GOD'S ETERNAL PURPOSEIf I had to think of a different title for this book it would have to be, "Our Identity in God's Eternal Purpose." The idea for this writing on the covenants came from some of my notes for a few sermons that I had given on the subject. I had been a lay speaker for many years and I got so much feedback from some of these sermons that I surmised that there was an interest in the covenants that God has made with nations and individuals throughout history.God made a covenant with the children of Israel at Mount Sinai. It was an "if" and "I will" covenant. If you keep my commandments and my law I will protect you and bless you. The people of Israel had boundary or identity markers that identified them as God's people. These were circumcision, the commandments, the laws of Moses, the sacrificial system, the dietary laws and the separation from other people. In the new covenant we also have identity markers that identify us as God's people. In the eighth chapter of Romans Apostle Paul makes it clear where our identity marker are. "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God" (verse 14) and, "Now if any man has not the spirit of Christ, he is none of his." (verse 9) Do not these two verses clearly establish what are the new identity markers or boundary markers of the new covenant? It says who is in and who is not just as clearly as circumcision, the Sabbath and the law set the boundary markers in the old covenant. This is essential truth. This is about as clear as it can be, if the Spirit of God dwells in you have entered into a covenant with God. Where we stand is assured in Ephesians where we read, "In him you also, who have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and have believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, which is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory. (Eph. 1:13) You may wonder about my agenda in with this writing. It is your eternal future. It is to show you how great and awesome our future is in the new covenant and how we should live according to God's eternal purpose. God has made some promises and we can be sure he will keep them. . You can have a meaningful and satisfying life in the church. I hope your worship in a Christian church is a meaningful experience in your life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1549520717
• ISBN13: 9781549520716
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"