Topics Research¶

Question¶

What does the Bible say about the new covenant promise to write the law on the heart? What is the relationship between the old and new covenants -- is the law different, or is the location and mechanism different? How does the new covenant transform external compliance into internal desire? What does "I will be their God, and they shall be my people" mean in this context?

Topics¶

COVENANT¶

Sacred: Jos 9:18-21; Gal 3:15 Binding: Jos 9:18-20; Jer 34:8-21; Eze 17:14-18; Gal 3:15 Blood of: Exo 24:8 Book of: Exo 24:7 The Mosaic law called a covenant: Exo 34:28

OF GOD WITH MEN: - Confirmed with an oath: Gen 22:16; 26:3; 50:24; Psa 89:35; 105:9; Luk 1:73; Heb 6:13,17,18 - Binding: Lev 26; Jer 11:2,3; Gal 3:15 - Everlasting: Gen 8:20-22; 9:1-17; Psa 105:8,10; Isa 54:10; 61:8 - God faithful to: Lev 26:44,45; Deu 4:31; 7:8,9; Jdg 2:1; 1 Ki 8:23; Psa 105:8-11; 106:45; 111:5; Mic 7:20 - Repudiated by God on account of Jews' idolatry: Jer 44:26,27; Heb 8:9 - Broken by the Jews: Jer 22:9; Eze 16:59; Heb 8:9

INSTANCES (of God with Men): - Of the Ten Commandments: Exo 34:28; Deu 5:2,3; 9:9 - With Abraham: Gen 12:1-3; 15; 17:1-22; Exo 6:4-8; Psa 105:8-11; Rom 9:7-13; Gal 3 - With Israel, at Horeb: Deu 5:2,3 - In Moab: Deu 29:1-15 - With David: 2 Sa 7:12-16; 1 Ch 17:11-14; 2 Ch 6:16 - With his people: Isa 55:3; 59:21

THE SECOND COVENANT: Jer 31:31-34; Heb 8:4-13; 12:18-24; 13:20

OBEDIENCE¶

General scriptures: Gen 18:19; Exo 19:5; 20:6; 24:7; Num 9:23; 14:24; Deu 5:10; Psa 1:2; 119:2,4-6,8,10,15,16,97,100-102,104-106,112; Jhn 14:15,23; 1 Jhn 2:3-6,17; 5:2,3; Rev 12:17; 22:14

ENJOINED: Deu 4:1-40; 5:1-33; 6:1-25; 10:12,13; 11:1-28; 26:16-18; 30:19,20; Jhn 14:15,21; Gal 3:10,12; 5:3; Heb 13:16; Jas 1:22-25

COMMANDMENTS¶

General scriptures: Exo 13:8-10; 20:3-17; Deu 4:5,9,10; 5:6-21; 6:4-9; 11:18-21; Pro 3:3,4; Jhn 14:15,23,24; 15:2,4,5,7-12,14

PRECEPTS OF JESUS: Mat 5:16,22-48; 22:34-40; Jhn 13:34,35; 14:11,15,23,24; 15:2,4,5,7-12,14,17

OF MEN (human traditions): Isa 29:13; Mat 15:3-20; Mrk 7:2-23; Rom 14:1-6; 1 Ti 4:1-3

GRACE OF GOD¶

General scriptures: Gen 15:6; Deu 7:6-9; 9:4-6; Jhn 6:44,45; Rom 3:22-24; 4:4,5,16; 5:2,6-8,15-21; Eph 2:8,9; Tit 3:7; 2 Ti 1:9

GROWTH IN: Psa 84:7; Pro 4:18; Php 1:6,9-11; Col 1:10,11; 1 Th 3:10,12,13; 2 Pe 3:18

SPIRIT / HOLY SPIRIT¶

SPIRIT: Called "the inner man" -- Rom 7:22; Eph 3:16

HOLY SPIRIT -- General scriptures: Gen 1:2; Psa 51:11,12; Isa 44:3,4; 59:21; Eze 36:27; 37:9,14; Joel 2:28,29; Zec 12:10; Jhn 3:5,6; 7:38,39; 14:16,17,26; 15:26; 16:7-14; Acts 1:8; 2:2-4,33,38; Rom 5:3-5; 8:1-27; 1 Co 2:10-14; 3:16; 6:19; 2 Co 1:22; 3:3,6,8,17,18; Gal 3:2,3,14; 4:6; 5:5,17,18,22,23,25; Eph 1:12-14; 3:16; 4:30; 5:9; Tit 3:5,6; Heb 10:15

HEART¶

(Seat of the affections)

RENEWED: Deu 30:6; Psa 51:10; Eze 11:19; 18:31; 36:26; Rom 2:29; Eph 4:23; Col 3:10 - Regenerated: Jhn 3:3,7 - Graciously affected of God: 1 Sa 10:26; 1 Ch 29:18; Pro 16:1; 21:1; Jer 20:9; Acts 16:14 - It should render to God obedience: Deu 10:12; 11:13; 26:16; 1 Ki 2:4; Psa 119:112; Eph 6:6 - Love: Mat 22:37 - Is hard: Psa 76:5; Eze 2:4; 3:7; 11:19; 36:26; Rom 1:21; 2:5

THE UNREGENERATE: Is full of iniquity: Gen 6:5; 8:21; Jer 17:9; Rom 1:21 - Is wayward: Jer 5:23; Heb 3:10 - Is hard: Eze 11:19; 36:26; Mrk 10:5; Rom 2:5 - Is deceitful: Jer 17:9

KNOWN TO GOD: 1 Sa 16:7; 1 Ch 28:9; Psa 44:21; 139:1-12; Pro 21:2; Jer 17:10; Eze 11:5; Heb 4:12; Rev 2:23

CHANGE OF -- Instances: Saul (1 Sa 10:9); Solomon (1 Ki 3:11,12); Saul of Tarsus (Acts 9:1-18)

TESTAMENT¶

A will: Heb 9:16-18
The new: Mat 26:28; Mrk 14:24; Luk 22:20; 1 Cor 11:25

LAW¶

General scriptures: Psa 19:7-9; 119:1-8; Rom 2:14,15; 7:7,12,14; 13:10; 1 Ti 1:5,8-10; 1 Jhn 3:4; 5:3

OF MOSES: - Engraved on stone: Exo 20:3-17; 24:12; 31:18; 32:16; 34:29; 40:20; Deu 4:13; 5:4-22; 9:10

THE SECOND COVENANT: Jer 31:31-34; Heb 8:4-13; 12:18-24; 13:20

TEMPORARY: (ceremonial/administrative aspects) Jer 3:16; Dan 9:27; Rom 7:1-6; 8:3; 2 Cor 3:7-14; Gal 4:30,31; Eph 2:15; Col 2:14-23; Heb 8:4-13; 9:8-24; 10:1-18

HEART -- RENEWED¶

Directly connects to the new covenant promise. Deu 30:6; Psa 51:10; Eze 11:19; 18:31; 36:26 are all passages about God renewing the heart. The Nave's entry cross-references REGENERATION and SANCTIFICATION.

HOLY SPIRIT -- Dwelling/Working¶

The Holy Spirit is the agent of covenant internalization. Key verses from the HOLY SPIRIT entry that directly connect: Eze 36:27; 37:14; Joel 2:28,29; Jhn 14:16,17; Rom 5:3-5; 8:1-27; 2 Cor 3:3,6,8,17,18; Gal 4:6; 5:22,23.