Covenant Fellowship
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Covenant Fellowship is a significant theme in the Bible, representing the relationship between God and His people, established through divine covenants. These covenants are solemn agreements initiated by God, characterized by promises, obligations, and signs. They serve as the foundation for understanding God's redemptive plan and His desire for a relationship with humanity.

Old Testament Covenants

1. Noahic Covenant: After the flood, God established a covenant with Noah and all living creatures, promising never to destroy the earth with a flood again. The rainbow serves as the sign of this covenant. "I have set My rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth" (Genesis 9:13).

2. Abrahamic Covenant: God called Abraham to leave his homeland and promised to make him a great nation, bless him, and make his name great. This covenant included the promise of land, descendants, and blessing to all nations through him. "I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing" (Genesis 12:2).

3. Mosaic Covenant: At Mount Sinai, God gave the Law to Moses, establishing a covenant with the Israelites. This covenant included the Ten Commandments and detailed laws governing worship, society, and morality. "Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations" (Exodus 19:5).

4. Davidic Covenant: God promised David that his throne would be established forever, and his lineage would produce the Messiah. "Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever" (2 Samuel 7:16).

New Testament Fulfillment

The New Testament reveals the fulfillment of these covenants through Jesus Christ, who establishes the New Covenant. This covenant is characterized by grace, forgiveness, and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, available to all who believe in Him.

1. New Covenant: Instituted by Jesus during the Last Supper, this covenant is sealed by His sacrificial death and resurrection. It offers forgiveness of sins and eternal life. "This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you" (Luke 22:20).

2. Covenant Fellowship in the Church: The New Covenant creates a new community, the Church, where believers are united in Christ. This fellowship is marked by love, mutual edification, and the sharing of spiritual gifts. "They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer" (Acts 2:42).

Theological Significance

Covenant Fellowship underscores God's faithfulness and commitment to His people. It highlights the continuity of God's redemptive plan from the Old Testament to the New Testament. Through covenants, God reveals His character, His expectations for His people, and His ultimate purpose of restoring fellowship with humanity. The concept of covenant is central to understanding the Bible's narrative and the believer's relationship with God.
Subtopics

Covenant

Covenant in Moab

Covenant of Circumcision

Covenant of God With Men: Binding

Covenant of God With Men: Broken by the Jews

Covenant of God With Men: Confirmed With an Oath

Covenant of God With Men: Everlasting

Covenant of God With Men: God Faithful To

Covenant of God With Men: Punishments for Breaking of

Covenant of God With Men: Repudiated by God on Account of Jews' Idolatry

Covenant of Man With God: Absalom

Covenant of Man With God: Asa

Covenant of Man With God: Israelites

Covenant of Man With God: Jacob

Covenant of Man With God: Jehoiada and Joash

Covenant of Man With God: Joshua

Covenant of Man With God: Josiah

Covenant of Man With God: Nehemiah

Covenant of Men With Men by a Monument

Covenant of Men With Men by Giving Presents

Covenant of Men With Men by Giving the Hand

Covenant of Men With Men by Making a Feast

Covenant of Men With Men by offering a Sacrifice

Covenant of Men With Men by Salting

Covenant of Men With Men: Breach of, Punished

Covenant of Men With Men: Loosing the Shoe

Covenant of Men With Men: Written and Sealed

Covenant of Salt

Covenant of the Levites

Covenant of the Sabbath

Covenant of the Ten Commandments

Covenant with Adam

Covenant with David

Covenant with David and his House

Covenant with his People

Covenant with Isaac

Covenant with Israel, at Horeb

Covenant with Phinehas

Covenant with the Israelites to Deliver Them from Egypt

Covenant: Abimelech and Isaac

Covenant: Abraham

Covenant: Abraham and Abimelech

Covenant: Ahab With Benhadad

Covenant: Binding

Covenant: Binding, not Only on Those Who Make Them, But on Those Who are Represented

Covenant: Blood of

Covenant: Book of

Covenant: Jacob

Covenant: Jacob and Laban

Covenant: Jews With Each Other, to Serve God

Covenant: Jonathan and David

Covenant: King Zedekiah and his Subjects

Covenant: Noah

Covenant: Sacred

Covenant: Subjects With Sovereign

Covenant: The Mosaic Law Called a Covenant

Covenant: The Second Covenant

Covenant: To be Confirmed

The Covenant is a Covenant of Peace

The Covenant is Everlasting

The Covenant is Unalterable

The Covenant: All Saints Interested In

The Covenant: Be Mindful of

The Covenant: Blessings Connected With

The Covenant: Caution Against Forgetting

The Covenant: Christ, the Mediator of

The Covenant: Christ, the Messenger of

The Covenant: Christ, the Substance of

The Covenant: Confirmed in Christ

The Covenant: Fulfilled in Christ

The Covenant: God is Ever Mindful of

The Covenant: God is Faithful To

The Covenant: Made With: Abraham

The Covenant: Made With: David

The Covenant: Made With: Isaac

The Covenant: Made With: Israel

The Covenant: Made With: Jacob

The Covenant: Plead, in Prayer

The Covenant: Punishment for Despising

The Covenant: Ratified by the Blood of Christ

The Covenant: Renewed Under the Gospel

The Covenant: The Wicked Have No Interest In

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