• Hebrews 8:6-13
    But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises. For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second. Because finding fault with them, He says: "Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah— not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they did not continue in My covenant, and I disregarded them, says the LORD. For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. None of them shall teach his neighbor, and none his brother, saying, "Know the LORD," for all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them. For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more." In that He says, "A new covenant, " He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.
     
  • Jeremiah 31:31-34
    "Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah— not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says the LORD. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, "Know the LORD," for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more."

     
  • Romans 3:31
    Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law.
     
  • 1 John 5:3
    For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.
     
  • John 17:3
    And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
     
  • Romans 12:1
    I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
     
  • 1 Corinthians 11:25-26
    In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me." For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death till He comes.
     
For more scripture references, please see Bible verses for New Covenant


Resources

New Covenant Priesthood (Part One)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Under the New Covenant, the church is designated as a priesthood, tasked with responsibilities that mirror those of the Old Covenant priests but elevated to a spiritual level. As a priesthood in training, the church is expected to perform certain functions in preparation for a formal installation that will occur at Christ's …


The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Ten)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The New Covenant is presented as the covenant that will endure forever, distinct from the Old Covenant, which is declared obsolete. God's commandments are intrinsically linked to this New Covenant, standing fast forever and ever, ensuring they are not done away with despite common misconceptions. Prophesied in Jeremiah 31:31, …


The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Eighteen)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Under the New Covenant, certain physical requirements from the Old Covenant are no longer necessary for us to observe. The sacrificial system, which was added after the initial covenant with Israel, was imposed only until the time of reformation, indicating a temporary measure with a predetermined end. This is evident as God did …


The Doctrine of Israel (Part Two): The Old Covenant

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

God made the New Covenant because Jacob's offspring did not have what it took to fulfill the terms of the Old Covenant. The carnal mind is hostile to God's law.


The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Twenty-Seven)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The New Covenant, which writes God's law onto the heart, in no way does away with any aspect of the law. Works do not justify us, they sanctify us.


The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Twenty-Nine)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

A summary of the Covenants, Grace, and Law series, reiterating the differences in the Covenants and the respective places of grace and law in God's purpose.


The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Fourteen)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

No part of God's Law has been 'done away'. Jesus came to magnify the law, giving it a far more penetrating, spiritual application. Man flounders without law.


Ezekiel's Temple and the Covenants

Sermonette by David C. Grabbe

A future Millennial temple (described in Ezekiel 40—48) will contain some elements of the Old Covenant, including animal sacrifices and Levitical priests.



For more resources, please see the library topic for New Covenant