The Holy Spirit And The New Covenant

[Mr. M]

Did all who believe receive the Holy Spirit???
The testimony is clear: before the Ascension all did not; only certain chosen people.
Isaiah 9:10
Matthew 13:
10 And the disciples came and said to Him, Why do You speak to them in parables?.....
14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says:
Hearing you will hear and shall not understand,
And seeing you will see and not perceive;
15 For the hearts of this people have grown dull.
Their ears are hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have closed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I should heal them.

The Holy Spirit is given to whomsoever the Son chooses, that by Him they may
rightly comprehend All Scripture.
Can anyone comprehend and be transformed by the sermon on the mount without
first being born from above???
2 Corinthians 3:
14 But their minds were blinded. For until this day the same veil remains unlifted in the
reading of the Old Testament, because the veil is taken away in Christ.
15 But even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart.
16 Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
17 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

Anyone who is born from above can now rightly comprehend ALL scripture that
the Holy Spirit opens to them. The Veil is removed. This is fundamental to the Gospel.

1 John 3:24. Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him.
And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.

If anyone presumes that they may keep His commandments without receiving the Spirit
is profoundly mistaken.

1 Corinthians 12:3. TLV.
Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Ruach Elohim says,
“Yeshua be cursed,” and no one can say, “Yeshua is Lord,” except by the
Ruach ha-Kodesh.

By this we know that the Ruach ha-Kodesh IS The Brit Chadasha.
The New Covenant is in receiving the Holy Spirit, being born from above.

Philippians 3:3. For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit,
rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

1 John 4:13. By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because
He has given us of His Spirit.

 

[eleos1954]

Did all who believe receive the Holy Spirit???
The testimony is clear: before the Ascension all did not; only certain chosen people.
Isaiah 9:10
Matthew 13:
10 And the disciples came and said to Him, Why do You speak to them in parables?.....
14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says:
Hearing you will hear and shall not understand,
And seeing you will see and not perceive;
15 For the hearts of this people have grown dull.
Their ears are hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have closed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I should heal them.

The Holy Spirit is given to whomsoever the Son chooses, that by Him they may
rightly comprehend All Scripture.
Can anyone comprehend and be transformed by the sermon on the mount without
first being born from above???
2 Corinthians 3:
14 But their minds were blinded. For until this day the same veil remains unlifted in the
reading of the Old Testament, because the veil is taken away in Christ.
15 But even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart.
16 Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
17 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

Anyone who is born from above can now rightly comprehend ALL scripture that
the Holy Spirit opens to them. The Veil is removed. This is fundamental to the Gospel.

1 John 3:24. Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him.
And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.

If anyone presumes that they may keep His commandments without receiving the Spirit
is profoundly mistaken.

1 Corinthians 12:3. TLV.
Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Ruach Elohim says,
“Yeshua be cursed,” and no one can say, “Yeshua is Lord,” except by the
Ruach ha-Kodesh.

By this we know that the Ruach ha-Kodesh IS The Brit Chadasha.
The New Covenant is in receiving the Holy Spirit, being born from above.

Philippians 3:3. For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit,
rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

1 John 4:13. By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because
He has given us of His Spirit.

The Holy Spirit testifies of the new covenant - Jesus established the new covenant, the Holy Spirit imparts it to us.

Hebrews 10

15The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First He says:
16“This is the covenant I will make with them
after those days, declares the Lord.
I will put My laws in their hearts
and inscribe them on their minds.” (through the Holy Spirit)
17Then He adds:
“Their sins and lawless acts
I will remember no more.”
18And where these have been forgiven, an offering for sin is no longer needed.

 

[Mr. M]

The Holy Spirit testifies of the new covenant - Jesus established the new covenant, the Holy Spirit imparts it to us.

Hebrews 10

15The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First He says:
16“This is the covenant I will make with them
after those days, declares the Lord.
I will put My laws in their hearts
and inscribe them on their minds.” (through the Holy Spirit)
17Then He adds:
“Their sins and lawless acts
I will remember no more.”
18And where these have been forgiven, an offering for sin is no longer needed.

Romans 8:16. The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God

 

[BobRyan]

Did all who believe receive the Holy Spirit???
The testimony is clear: before the Ascension all did not; only certain chosen people.
Isaiah 9:10
Matthew 13:
10 And the disciples came and said to Him, Why do You speak to them in parables?.....
14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says:
Hearing you will hear and shall not understand,
And seeing you will see and not perceive;
15 For the hearts of this people have grown dull.
Their ears are hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have closed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I should heal them.

The Holy Spirit is given to whomsoever the Son chooses, that by Him they may
rightly comprehend All Scripture.
Can anyone comprehend and be transformed by the sermon on the mount without
first being born from above???
2 Corinthians 3:
14 But their minds were blinded. For until this day the same veil remains unlifted in the
reading of the Old Testament, because the veil is taken away in Christ.
15 But even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart.
16 Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
17 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

Anyone who is born from above can now rightly comprehend ALL scripture that
the Holy Spirit opens to them. The Veil is removed. This is fundamental to the Gospel.

1 John 3:24. Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him.
And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.

If anyone presumes that they may keep His commandments without receiving the Spirit
is profoundly mistaken.

1 Corinthians 12:3. TLV.
Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Ruach Elohim says,
“Yeshua be cursed,” and no one can say, “Yeshua is Lord,” except by the
Ruach ha-Kodesh.

By this we know that the Ruach ha-Kodesh IS The Brit Chadasha.
The New Covenant is in receiving the Holy Spirit, being born from above.

Philippians 3:3. For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit,
rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

1 John 4:13. By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because
He has given us of His Spirit.

i am a little surprised that a thread on the New Covenant -- never actually quotes the New Covenant from the Bible.

Jeremiah 31:31-34

 

[Mr. M]

i am a little surprised that a thread on the New Covenant -- never actually quotes the New Covenant from the Bible.

Jeremiah 31:31-34

Thanks for your comment Bob!
Jeremiah 31:31-34 is surely useful/informative, and yet makes no mention of eternal life. (but we know).
The purpose of the OP is to lift up the promised Holy Spirit. Here's more.

The covenant is by promise to Abraham.
Galatians 3:
17 And this I say, that the law, which was four hundred and thirty years later, cannot annul
the covenant that was confirmed before by God in Christ, that it should make
the promise of no effect.
18 For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no longer of promise; but
God gave it to Abraham by promise.

Yeshua is the mediator of the covenant. The covenant is by promise.
What is that promise? Eternal Life!
What is the down payment, that we experience life in His Name? The Holy Spirit.
What are the terms that Messiah demands? Abide In That Spirit.
Romans 4:
13 For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
14 For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise made of no effect,
15 because the law brings about wrath; for where there is no law there is no transgression.
16 Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.

The Promise of the Father
Acts 1:
4 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, which, He said, you have heard from Me;
5 for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.
Acts 2:33. Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear.

Galatians 3:TLV
23 Now before faith came, we were being guarded under Torah—bound together until the coming faith would be revealed.
24 Therefore the Torah became our guardian to lead us to Messiah, so that we might be made right based on trusting.
25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.
26 For you are all sons of God through trusting in Messiah Yeshua.
27 For all of you who were immersed in Messiah have clothed yourselves with Messiah.
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female—
for you are all one in Messiah Yeshua.
29 And if you belong to Messiah, then you are Abraham’s seed—heirs according to the promise.

Ephesians 1: TLV
13 After you heard the message of truth—the Good News of your salvation—and when you put
your trust in Him, you were sealed with the promised Ruach ha-Kodesh.
14 He is the guarantee of our inheritance, until the redemption of His possession—
to His glorious praise!

 

[BobRyan]

Thanks for your comment Bob!
Jeremiah 31:31-34 is surely useful/informative, and yet makes no mention of eternal life.

It is quoted verbatim in Hebrews 8:6-12 -- unchanged in NT from OT - and it includes full forgiveness of sins and adoption into the family of God -- so then "what is eternal life"?

John 17:3 . 3 This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.

Jer 31:31-34
31 “Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, 32 not like the covenant which I made with their fathers in the day I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, although I was a husband to them,” declares the Lord. 33 “But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” declares the Lord, “I will put My law within them and on their heart I will write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 34 They will not teach again, each man his neighbor and each man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them,”

All scripture is given via the Holy Spirit - 2 Pet 1:20-21

I am saying that a thread on the subject of the New Covenant could use a quote of the actual New Covenant as the Bible defines it - and the Holy Spirit is the author of that... so this is not against the Holy Spirit but rather in favor of His work.

 

[Mr. M]

It is quoted verbatim in Hebrews 8:6-12 -- unchanged in NT from OT - and it includes full forgiveness of sins and adoption into the family of God -- so then "what is eternal life"?

John 17:3 . 3 This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.

Jer 31:31-34
31 “Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, 32 not like the covenant which I made with their fathers in the day I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, although I was a husband to them,” declares the Lord. 33 “But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” declares the Lord, “I will put My law within them and on their heart I will write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 34 They will not teach again, each man his neighbor and each man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them,”

All scripture is given via the Holy Spirit - 2 Pet 1:20-21

I am saying that a thread on the subject of the New Covenant could use a quote of the actual New Covenant as the Bible defines it - and the Holy Spirit is the author of that... so this is not against the Holy Spirit but rather in favor of His work.

I hear you Bob. You want Jeremiah 31 included, you have done that, it is an official part of the discussion. Now I will add this:
Ezekiel 36:26. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
So here the prophet, by the same Spirit speaks of a new heart and a new spirit. Could this be what
Yeshua is speaking of here:
Luke 5:38. But new wine must be put into new wineskins, and both are preserved.
John 3:7. Do not marvel that I said to you, You must be born again.

Here is something that is often overlooked in the discussion of New Covenant.
Isaiah 55:3. Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live;
And I will make an everlasting covenant with you—The sure mercies of David.
Acts 13:34. And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more
to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.
This is the basis for Hebrews 12:
5 And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons:
My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord,
Nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him;
6 For whom the Lord loves He chastens,
And scourges every son whom He receives.”
7 If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten?
8 But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons.
9 Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live?
10 For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we may be partakers of His holiness.
11 Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

The most elemental statement of our covenant with The Father is this:
2 Corinthians 6:18. And I will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters,
saith the Lord Almighty.

 

[1213]

The Holy Spirit IS The New Covenant

I would rather say Holy Spirit is the sign of the new covenant. the new covenant itself is this:

Yahweh your God will circumcise your heart, and the heart of your seed, to love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, that you may live. …
Deuteronomy 30:6-9

For finding fault with them, he said, "Behold, the days come," says the Lord, "That 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; For they didn't 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 into their mind, I will also write them on their heart. I will be to them a God, And they will be to me a people. They will not teach every man his fellow citizen, Every man his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' For all will know me, From the least of them to the greatest of them. For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness. I will remember their sins and lawless deeds no more."
Hebrews 8:8-12 (Jeremiah 31:31-34)

 

[Mr. M]

I would rather say Holy Spirit is the sign of the new covenant. the new covenant itself is this:

Yahweh your God will circumcise your heart, and the heart of your seed, to love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, that you may live. …
Deuteronomy 30:6-9

For finding fault with them, he said, "Behold, the days come," says the Lord, "That 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; For they didn't 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 into their mind, I will also write them on their heart. I will be to them a God, And they will be to me a people. They will not teach every man his fellow citizen, Every man his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' For all will know me, From the least of them to the greatest of them. For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness. I will remember their sins and lawless deeds no more."
Hebrews 8:8-12 (Jeremiah 31:31-34)

I can fully acknowledge these and many other passages, in regards to the work that the Father must
do in us in order for His purpose and desire to be fulfilled. As to a covenant, my understanding is in
the relationship that He desires to have with us. This I feel is expressed very well here:

2 Corinthians 6:18. And I will be a Father unto you, and you shall be my sons and daughters,
says the Lord Almighty.