The Old Testament is also called the Old Covenant and it is about God’s relationship with man before Jesus. A covenant is a sacred or special agreement. Before Jesus, the agreement God had with His people was that if they completely obeyed His law, He would be with them and bless them. The Old Testament is a long description of how this agreement worked out, which was not well at …
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2 Corinthians 7: 8-10
8I am not sorry that I sent that severe letter to you, though I was sorry at first, for I know it was painful to you for a little while. 9Now I am glad I sent it, not because it hurt you, but because the pain caused you to repent and change your ways. It was the kind of sorrow God wants his people to have, so you …
2 Corinthians 5: 18-21
18All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us.
Father, I have not been the best ambassador …
2 Corinthians 3: 12-16
12Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold. 13We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at it while the radiance was fading away. 14But their minds were made dull, for to this day the same veil remains when the old covenant is read. It has not been removed, because only in Christ …
Romans 13:11-12
11And do this, understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. 12The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
Jesus, when will I be done with deeds of darkness? I’ve sinned …