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The covenant

God made a covenant with Abram, promising that his descendants would be as numerous as the stars in the sky and the grains of sand. Although Abram had no children at the time, he believed God's promise. God credited Abram's faith as righteousness, expressing his grace rather than Abram's worthiness. The covenant established Abram's right standing with God through faith, foreshadowing the new covenant established by Jesus's blood which invites people to enter into relationship with God by trusting in his promises.

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THE COVENANT Genesis 15: 1-21
THE COVENANT • Dictionary definition: An agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do or not to do something specified. • In the Bible the covenant denotes the conditional promises made to humanity by God, in particular the covenant between God and the nation of Israel.
THE COVENANT •How can this be? •I think we can do better than that. •8,000 stars! •The grains of sand.
THE COVENANT • Credited to him as righteousness. • An expression of God’s Grace not Abram’s worthiness. • Abram believed (trusted in, relied on, remained steadfast to) the Lord. (Amplified Bible) • A right standing with God. • Set-right-with-God. (The Message).
•It’s not about what we must do but about what Jesus has done!
•We, like Abram, are invited to enter into a covenant with God. •“This is the New Covenant in my blood.”
•Trust in the promises of God and the God of the promises. •Believe, trust in, rely on.