A covenant is relationship between two parties, with rights and responsibilities on both sides – with the emphasis on the relationship. There are a number of different covenants in the Bible, and they have all been initiated by God. The best known is the relationship between God and the Hebrew slaves after they had been freed from slavery in Egypt. In the desert, on Mount Sinai, God promised that he would be their Lord if they would be his people. The commandments that God gave to the people through Moses were to be markers and patterns of life that would show they were living according to God’s ways (what we call the Ten Commandments).
Covenants are about loyalty and faithfulness, which is why the Prayer Book refers to “the covenant of marriage.” At the Last supper Jesus also referred to the bread and wine as the sign of the new covenant that God was making in the Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection. The disciples and all others who would follow were being invited into a new and life-giving relationship with God.~ VGM+
Covenants are about loyalty and faithfulness, which is why the Prayer Book refers to “the covenant of marriage.” At the Last supper Jesus also referred to the bread and wine as the sign of the new covenant that God was making in the Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection. The disciples and all others who would follow were being invited into a new and life-giving relationship with God.~ VGM+
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