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William Branham mentioned the "old covenant" 16 times in over 1100 sermons. He mentioned the term "new covenant" only 11 times. As a result, it is clear that he did not understand the importance of the new covenant or what it meant. | William Branham mentioned the "old covenant" 16 times in over 1100 sermons. He mentioned the term "new covenant" only 11 times. As a result, it is clear that he did not understand the importance of the new covenant or what it meant. | ||
=What is the "new covenant"?= | |||
=Is the "Old Covenant" still relevant?= | |||
Paul refers to the Ten Commandments are the "ministry of death" in 2 Corinthians 3:7 and the writer of Hebrews tell us that: | |||
:''...by calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one '''obsolete'''; and '''what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear'''.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Heb 8:13.</ref> | |||
How does an obsolete covenant relate to the new covenant Gentile church? | |||
==What is the "new covenant"?== | |||
Jeremiah speaks of the new covenant: | Jeremiah speaks of the new covenant: | ||
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:''In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is '''the new covenant''' in my blood, which is poured out for you.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Lk 22:20.</ref> | :''In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is '''the new covenant''' in my blood, which is poured out for you.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Lk 22:20.</ref> | ||
We read in Hebrews 9:15 that: | |||
:'' | :''Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Heb 9:15.</ref> | ||
==The apostles' letter to the Gentile churches== | ==The apostles' letter to the Gentile churches== | ||