Continuing with our conversation on mixing the Old Covenant with the New, this week we discuss some common sense reasons from Scripture why the Old had to come to an end and be replaced with something very different. This is the basis for the gospel. If our life in Christ is meant to be centered around our dedication and effort, we've fallen back to a religious system that exalts ourselves and diminishes the work of Jesus Christ.
The beliefs and mindsets of people in Christianity often have their roots planted deeply in a doctrinal mix of two very different covenants. We know all Scripture is truth but we can wrongly assume the entire Bible and everything in it is a book that is always meant to apply to us today in a personal way. Paul said to rightly divide the Word of Truth. What form of division is he talking about? The Old Covenant failed, came to an end and was replaced with something much better. The challenge for the typical believer of today is learning to separate these two covenants and having a complete change of mind about the gospel.
While the Scriptures provide us with information about truth and life, it is not our source of life. This can only come through the Person of Jesus Christ. The Bibles we use today are a wonderful way for us to connect with the gospel and provides us with instruction and training in God's righteousness, and will correct our wrong thinking. But life cannot be found in any other source except the Lord Jesus Christ.
Near the beginning of the podcast this week, we mentioned this encouraging song from Mercy Me: Flawless.