Great lesson! Thank God these great benefits in Christ are available to anyone, it's gained by obedience faith to Christ's words. It's truly a blessed life and much to gain!
If the water in John 3:5 is an allusion to The Holy Spirit the result doesn't make sense,"unless one is born of the spirit and the Spirit". Also John 3:23
@@DanielCooper-j9rI think the very next verse explains it... -That which is born of flesh is flesh (physical/water birth - ie. a mothers water breaking) - That which is born of spirit is spirit (the new spiritual birth) I think Jesus was contrasting the two births to Nicodemus since he was asking how he was supposed to be born a second time.
John 6:15 makes a point about Jesus not wanting to be set up as an earthly King when Christ comes back we will meet him in the air no earthly kingdom then either
@user-qv8ex8pu8f It wasn't time for him to be king yet because he had not completed his mission, including the cross. Also, only those in Christ will meet him in the air. Those left behind will then go through the tribulation, followed by Christ second coming to reign.
The water baptism of Acts 2 is not being baptized into Christ. It is being baptized "in the name" of Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:13 is the baptism into Christ, which is not into water, because it's into Christ, and it is done by the Spirit, which means it is not something we do in our flesh.
@@dsvetMaybe you could read the verses and explain where I'm incorrect. I don't mind being proven incorrect, but please use scripture. Acts 2:38 (in the name of Christ) 1 Corinthians 12:13 (into Christ's body)
@dsvet The gospel of the kingdom practiced water baptism. Paul's gospel practices Spirit baptism, except that it is nothing we practice as the Spirit does the baptizing, just like the verse says, and it is done once at the moment a person trusts the gospel which is found in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4.
@@R-H-C-3 then you practice 2 baptisms. One when you believe which you say is "by the Spirit " and then you immerse in water for show, as an "outward sign of inward grace".
Hebrews 8 does not apply to the body of Christ. Neither does water baptism. Wrongly dividing the word of truth creates confusion and distorts the Gospel by which people are saved.
@dsvet Does this sound like the body of Christ, which is us today? Hebrews 8: 8 - For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: 9 - Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord. 10 - For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: 11 - And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.
@@H_O_W_I_E___D_O_O_H_A_N your proof texting is your problem. Read all of Hebrews especially ch7. Which is in preparation for understanding ch 8. Your whole doctrine is based on prooftexting so I guess this shouldn't be any different.
@@H_O_W_I_E___D_O_O_H_A_N A Different Covenant (8:7-13) The writer then draws an obvious implication. If there was nothing wrong with the first covenant, there would have been no need to put in place a new covenant. The point relates back to Hebrews 7:11. Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron? (Hebrews 7:11 ESV) The Law with its Levitical system could not bring people fully to God. It did not provide the access to the Lord that we need. Further, the problem is with the people as noted in verse 8. The Lord finds fault with his people. We do not do what the law says to do. We do not obey and therefore receive life. We disobey and ought to receive the curses and God’s wrath. What was wrong with the first covenant is that there was no solution to our sin problem. The first covenant was incapable of perfection (7:11) and was weak and useless (7:18). The people’s failure to keep the law is evidence of the old covenant’s insufficiency. We need a covenant that can overcome our disobedience. This problem is evident in the quotation of Jeremiah’s prophecy, which the writer of Hebrews quotes in verses 8-12. The Lord promised a new covenant through the prophet Jeremiah that would be different than the first covenant (8:8-9). You will see that the problem that the writer of Hebrews observes is declared in the prophecy. “For they did not continue in my covenant, and so I showed no concern for them, declares the Lord.” I hope we will see the huge declaration here. God found fault with the people. The people did not continue in the covenant. So God turned away from them. “I showed no concern for them.” This is the problem. The people turned away from the Lord and did not stay faithful to the Lord. So God could not bless them but had to turn away from them. This should be the final word from God. But this is not the final word. Look at what God says he would do in verse 10. God is going to put his laws into their minds and write his laws on their hearts. This is what the people were supposed to do for themselves in the first covenant. God commanded them to put these laws on their hearts (Deuteronomy 6:6; 11:18). But now God himself will write his laws on the hearts and minds of the people. God’s law are going to be imprinted on the people’s hearts. The people who are in relationship with God in the new covenant are not going to see the covenant as duty and obligation. The covenant is going to be their hearts’ desire. No one in this covenant will see the laws of God as a burden. Further, we see in verse 11 that no one in the covenant will be teaching another person in the covenant to know the Lord. Under the first covenant, a person could be circumcised thus making them members of the covenant community but not love the Lord or know the Lord. But in the new covenant only those who know the Lord will belong to the covenant. Belonging to the Lord is far more than an awareness of God’s laws. Belonging to the covenant is far more than understanding the obligations of the covenant. Belonging to the Lord would not be expressed by external activities. This is a weighty declaration and an important difference between the two covenants. We do not belong to the covenant of Christ because we have been baptized. We do not belong to the covenant because we come to worship on Sundays. We do not belong to the covenant because we sit on the pews. We do not belong to the covenant because we are always here when the doors are open. We belong to the covenant when the desires of our heart are to obey the Lord. We belong to the covenant when we see God’s laws in our hearts and in our minds. We belong to the covenant when we know the Lord. Belonging to the covenant is not seen in mere external measurements. We belong to the Lord when the laws of God are not an external practice (a bunch of do and do not rules) but his laws are internalized, transforming us into the image of his Son (2 Corinthians 3:18). These are the ones who will receive God’s mercy and God will no longer remember their sins (8:12). This is what we truly need. This is the kind of covenant we need. We need a Savior who brings a covenant that does not require perfect obedience. We need a covenant that can fully deal with our sins. Please think about this: in this covenant your sins are not remembered by God. This is exactly what we need. We can be brought near to God even in our sins because in this covenant God will be merciful toward our sins and no longer remember them. Don’t you wish you could just start over with some people? Wouldn’t it be great to have a fresh start? With God, we can. With God we get the fresh start that we need.
@@H_O_W_I_E___D_O_O_H_A_N A Different Covenant (8:7-13) The writer then draws an obvious implication. If there was nothing wrong with the first covenant, there would have been no need to put in place a new covenant. The point relates back to Hebrews 7:11. Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron? (Hebrews 7:11 ESV) The Law with its Levitical system could not bring people fully to God. It did not provide the access to the Lord that we need. Further, the problem is with the people as noted in verse 8. The Lord finds fault with his people. We do not do what the law says to do. We do not obey and therefore receive life. We disobey and ought to receive the curses and God’s wrath. What was wrong with the first covenant is that there was no solution to our sin problem. The first covenant was incapable of perfection (7:11) and was weak and useless (7:18). The people’s failure to keep the law is evidence of the old covenant’s insufficiency. We need a covenant that can overcome our disobedience. This problem is evident in the quotation of Jeremiah’s prophecy, which the writer of Hebrews quotes in verses 8-12. The Lord promised a new covenant through the prophet Jeremiah that would be different than the first covenant (8:8-9). You will see that the problem that the writer of Hebrews observes is declared in the prophecy. “For they did not continue in my covenant, and so I showed no concern for them, declares the Lord.” I hope we will see the huge declaration here. God found fault with the people. The people did not continue in the covenant. So God turned away from them. “I showed no concern for them.” This is the problem. The people turned away from the Lord and did not stay faithful to the Lord. So God could not bless them but had to turn away from them. This should be the final word from God. But this is not the final word. Look at what God says he would do in verse 10. God is going to put his laws into their minds and write his laws on their hearts. This is what the people were supposed to do for themselves in the first covenant. God commanded them to put these laws on their hearts (Deuteronomy 6:6; 11:18). But now God himself will write his laws on the hearts and minds of the people. God’s law are going to be imprinted on the people’s hearts. The people who are in relationship with God in the new covenant are not going to see the covenant as duty and obligation. The covenant is going to be their hearts’ desire. No one in this covenant will see the laws of God as a burden. Further, we see in verse 11 that no one in the covenant will be teaching another person in the covenant to know the Lord. Under the first covenant, a person could be circumcised thus making them members of the covenant community but not love the Lord or know the Lord. But in the new covenant only those who know the Lord will belong to the covenant. Belonging to the Lord is far more than an awareness of God’s laws. Belonging to the covenant is far more than understanding the obligations of the covenant. Belonging to the Lord would not be expressed by external activities. This is a weighty declaration and an important difference between the two covenants. We do not belong to the covenant of Christ because we have been baptized. We do not belong to the covenant because we come to worship on Sundays. We do not belong to the covenant because we sit on the pews. We do not belong to the covenant because we are always here when the doors are open. We belong to the covenant when the desires of our heart are to obey the Lord. We belong to the covenant when we see God’s laws in our hearts and in our minds. We belong to the covenant when we know the Lord. Belonging to the covenant is not seen in mere external measurements. We belong to the Lord when the laws of God are not an external practice (a bunch of do and do not rules) but his laws are internalized, transforming us into the image of his Son (2 Corinthians 3:18). These are the ones who will receive God’s mercy and God will no longer remember their sins (8:12). This is what we truly need. This is the kind of covenant we need. We need a Savior who brings a covenant that does not require perfect obedience. We need a covenant that can fully deal with our sins. Please think about this: in this covenant your sins are not remembered by God. This is exactly what we need. We can be brought near to God even in our sins because in this covenant God will be merciful toward our sins and no longer remember them. Don’t you wish you could just start over with some people? Wouldn’t it be great to have a fresh start? With God, we can. With God we get the fresh start that we need.
Mark 16:15-16 and 1 Peter 3:20-21 and again the account of Paul conversion are pretty clear on water baptism. Keep preaching the Truth brother Hixson
@@TheHeavenTestdotnet-gr2ou Wait, i think i know this one....
The gospel of the kingdom.
Great lesson! Thank God these great benefits in Christ are available to anyone, it's gained by obedience faith to Christ's words. It's truly a blessed life and much to gain!
New Birth…New Beginnings…New Blessings…Thank You Lord!!!
John 3:5 in Christ own words most assuredly I say unto you unless One is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter the kingdom of God
If the water in John 3:5 is an allusion to The Holy Spirit the result doesn't make sense,"unless one is born of the spirit and the Spirit". Also John 3:23
John 3:5 again is clearly stating water baptism the term born again is coming up out of the water a new man 2 Cor 5:17
@@DanielCooper-j9rI think the very next verse explains it...
-That which is born of flesh is flesh (physical/water birth - ie. a mothers water breaking)
- That which is born of spirit is spirit (the new spiritual birth)
I think Jesus was contrasting the two births to Nicodemus since he was asking how he was supposed to be born a second time.
John 6:15 makes a point about Jesus not wanting to be set up as an earthly King when Christ comes back we will meet him in the air no earthly kingdom then either
@user-qv8ex8pu8f It wasn't time for him to be king yet because he had not completed his mission, including the cross.
Also, only those in Christ will meet him in the air. Those left behind will then go through the tribulation, followed by Christ second coming to reign.
It most certainly describes the second coming of Jesus but the Idea of rapture and another coming later and a seven year tribulation are not there
The water baptism of Acts 2 is not being baptized into Christ. It is being baptized "in the name" of Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:13 is the baptism into Christ, which is not into water, because it's into Christ, and it is done by the Spirit, which means it is not something we do in our flesh.
Lol! Oh my!
@@dsvetMaybe you could read the verses and explain where I'm incorrect. I don't mind being proven incorrect, but please use scripture.
Acts 2:38 (in the name of Christ)
1 Corinthians 12:13 (into Christ's body)
@@R-H-C-3 do you practice 2 baptisms? One on water and the other "in the spirit"?
@dsvet The gospel of the kingdom practiced water baptism. Paul's gospel practices Spirit baptism, except that it is nothing we practice as the Spirit does the baptizing, just like the verse says, and it is done once at the moment a person trusts the gospel which is found in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4.
@@R-H-C-3 then you practice 2 baptisms. One when you believe which you say is "by the Spirit " and then you immerse in water for show, as an "outward sign of inward grace".
Hebrews 8 does not apply to the body of Christ. Neither does water baptism. Wrongly dividing the word of truth creates confusion and distorts the Gospel by which people are saved.
The new covenant doesn't apply to the body of Christ? Absurd!
@dsvet Does this sound like the body of Christ, which is us today?
Hebrews 8:
8 - For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:
9 - Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
10 - For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
11 - And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.
@@H_O_W_I_E___D_O_O_H_A_N your proof texting is your problem. Read all of Hebrews especially ch7. Which is in preparation for understanding ch 8. Your whole doctrine is based on prooftexting so I guess this shouldn't be any different.
@@H_O_W_I_E___D_O_O_H_A_N A Different Covenant (8:7-13)
The writer then draws an obvious implication. If there was nothing wrong with the first covenant, there would have been no need to put in place a new covenant. The point relates back to Hebrews 7:11.
Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron? (Hebrews 7:11 ESV)
The Law with its Levitical system could not bring people fully to God. It did not provide the access to the Lord that we need. Further, the problem is with the people as noted in verse 8. The Lord finds fault with his people. We do not do what the law says to do. We do not obey and therefore receive life. We disobey and ought to receive the curses and God’s wrath. What was wrong with the first covenant is that there was no solution to our sin problem. The first covenant was incapable of perfection (7:11) and was weak and useless (7:18). The people’s failure to keep the law is evidence of the old covenant’s insufficiency. We need a covenant that can overcome our disobedience. This problem is evident in the quotation of Jeremiah’s prophecy, which the writer of Hebrews quotes in verses 8-12.
The Lord promised a new covenant through the prophet Jeremiah that would be different than the first covenant (8:8-9). You will see that the problem that the writer of Hebrews observes is declared in the prophecy. “For they did not continue in my covenant, and so I showed no concern for them, declares the Lord.” I hope we will see the huge declaration here. God found fault with the people. The people did not continue in the covenant. So God turned away from them. “I showed no concern for them.” This is the problem. The people turned away from the Lord and did not stay faithful to the Lord. So God could not bless them but had to turn away from them. This should be the final word from God. But this is not the final word. Look at what God says he would do in verse 10.
God is going to put his laws into their minds and write his laws on their hearts. This is what the people were supposed to do for themselves in the first covenant. God commanded them to put these laws on their hearts (Deuteronomy 6:6; 11:18). But now God himself will write his laws on the hearts and minds of the people. God’s law are going to be imprinted on the people’s hearts. The people who are in relationship with God in the new covenant are not going to see the covenant as duty and obligation. The covenant is going to be their hearts’ desire. No one in this covenant will see the laws of God as a burden. Further, we see in verse 11 that no one in the covenant will be teaching another person in the covenant to know the Lord. Under the first covenant, a person could be circumcised thus making them members of the covenant community but not love the Lord or know the Lord. But in the new covenant only those who know the Lord will belong to the covenant. Belonging to the Lord is far more than an awareness of God’s laws. Belonging to the covenant is far more than understanding the obligations of the covenant. Belonging to the Lord would not be expressed by external activities.
This is a weighty declaration and an important difference between the two covenants. We do not belong to the covenant of Christ because we have been baptized. We do not belong to the covenant because we come to worship on Sundays. We do not belong to the covenant because we sit on the pews. We do not belong to the covenant because we are always here when the doors are open. We belong to the covenant when the desires of our heart are to obey the Lord. We belong to the covenant when we see God’s laws in our hearts and in our minds. We belong to the covenant when we know the Lord. Belonging to the covenant is not seen in mere external measurements. We belong to the Lord when the laws of God are not an external practice (a bunch of do and do not rules) but his laws are internalized, transforming us into the image of his Son (2 Corinthians 3:18). These are the ones who will receive God’s mercy and God will no longer remember their sins (8:12).
This is what we truly need. This is the kind of covenant we need. We need a Savior who brings a covenant that does not require perfect obedience. We need a covenant that can fully deal with our sins. Please think about this: in this covenant your sins are not remembered by God. This is exactly what we need. We can be brought near to God even in our sins because in this covenant God will be merciful toward our sins and no longer remember them. Don’t you wish you could just start over with some people? Wouldn’t it be great to have a fresh start? With God, we can. With God we get the fresh start that we need.
@@H_O_W_I_E___D_O_O_H_A_N A Different Covenant (8:7-13)
The writer then draws an obvious implication. If there was nothing wrong with the first covenant, there would have been no need to put in place a new covenant. The point relates back to Hebrews 7:11.
Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron? (Hebrews 7:11 ESV)
The Law with its Levitical system could not bring people fully to God. It did not provide the access to the Lord that we need. Further, the problem is with the people as noted in verse 8. The Lord finds fault with his people. We do not do what the law says to do. We do not obey and therefore receive life. We disobey and ought to receive the curses and God’s wrath. What was wrong with the first covenant is that there was no solution to our sin problem. The first covenant was incapable of perfection (7:11) and was weak and useless (7:18). The people’s failure to keep the law is evidence of the old covenant’s insufficiency. We need a covenant that can overcome our disobedience. This problem is evident in the quotation of Jeremiah’s prophecy, which the writer of Hebrews quotes in verses 8-12.
The Lord promised a new covenant through the prophet Jeremiah that would be different than the first covenant (8:8-9). You will see that the problem that the writer of Hebrews observes is declared in the prophecy. “For they did not continue in my covenant, and so I showed no concern for them, declares the Lord.” I hope we will see the huge declaration here. God found fault with the people. The people did not continue in the covenant. So God turned away from them. “I showed no concern for them.” This is the problem. The people turned away from the Lord and did not stay faithful to the Lord. So God could not bless them but had to turn away from them. This should be the final word from God. But this is not the final word. Look at what God says he would do in verse 10.
God is going to put his laws into their minds and write his laws on their hearts. This is what the people were supposed to do for themselves in the first covenant. God commanded them to put these laws on their hearts (Deuteronomy 6:6; 11:18). But now God himself will write his laws on the hearts and minds of the people. God’s law are going to be imprinted on the people’s hearts. The people who are in relationship with God in the new covenant are not going to see the covenant as duty and obligation. The covenant is going to be their hearts’ desire. No one in this covenant will see the laws of God as a burden. Further, we see in verse 11 that no one in the covenant will be teaching another person in the covenant to know the Lord. Under the first covenant, a person could be circumcised thus making them members of the covenant community but not love the Lord or know the Lord. But in the new covenant only those who know the Lord will belong to the covenant. Belonging to the Lord is far more than an awareness of God’s laws. Belonging to the covenant is far more than understanding the obligations of the covenant. Belonging to the Lord would not be expressed by external activities.
This is a weighty declaration and an important difference between the two covenants. We do not belong to the covenant of Christ because we have been baptized. We do not belong to the covenant because we come to worship on Sundays. We do not belong to the covenant because we sit on the pews. We do not belong to the covenant because we are always here when the doors are open. We belong to the covenant when the desires of our heart are to obey the Lord. We belong to the covenant when we see God’s laws in our hearts and in our minds. We belong to the covenant when we know the Lord. Belonging to the covenant is not seen in mere external measurements. We belong to the Lord when the laws of God are not an external practice (a bunch of do and do not rules) but his laws are internalized, transforming us into the image of his Son (2 Corinthians 3:18). These are the ones who will receive God’s mercy and God will no longer remember their sins (8:12).
This is what we truly need. This is the kind of covenant we need. We need a Savior who brings a covenant that does not require perfect obedience. We need a covenant that can fully deal with our sins. Please think about this: in this covenant your sins are not remembered by God. This is exactly what we need. We can be brought near to God even in our sins because in this covenant God will be merciful toward our sins and no longer remember them. Don’t you wish you could just start over with some people? Wouldn’t it be great to have a fresh start? With God, we can. With God we get the fresh start that we need.