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The New Testament reveals that born-again
believers make up the very body of Christ.
He is the Head. We are the body. The body of
Christ has a covenant through its Head with
the God of Peace.
Heb. 13:20 Now the God of peace, that
brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus,
that great shepherd of the sheep, through the
blood of the everlasting covenant,
Heb. 13:21 Make you perfect (Greek katartizo
complete) in every good work to do his will,
working in you that which is wellpleasing in his
sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory
for ever and ever. Amen.
Our covenant can be no less than God’s cove-
nant with the Israelites. Our blessings can be
no less than those of Abraham’s (Galatians 3).
Heb. 8:6 But now hath he obtained a more
excellent ministry, by how much also he is
the mediator of a better covenant, which was
established upon better promises.

New Covenant Epistles

The covenant of the body of Christ is writ-
ten in the New Testament Letters. They tell
us who we are, what we are, what we have,
and where we are going because we are “in
Christ.”

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