Covenants
God Saves
a meditation on The New Testament
“And beginning with MOses and all the prophets, Jesus interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself” - Saint Luke
The next and last covenant is the New and Everlasting Covenant, the one by which we live and have eternal life. The one in which all the others pointed towards, are fulfilled in…
Baptism
“Our Father”
In nature, a baby is born and meets their father once their mother’s water breaks and they emerge. And so, nature’s God has created nature to show us how we are born as children of God, born of woman. But, unfortunately, in the garden of Eden our first father’s sinned. And now we need baptism as a sacrament to cleanse us from original sin. Adam and Eve born without sin had no need for baptism, but once they sinned there was a sacrifice to clothe their nakedness and shame for sin, and so an animal was sacrificed and garments created.
Noah flood
Abraham circumcision
Moses nation baptized into the Red Sea
Confirmation
“I believe”
Abraham - Melchizedek
Moses anoint priests
David anointed king, confirmed
Eucharist
“This Is My Body”
Tree of life
Eat flesh, do not drink blood
Abraham
Moses - so many!
Son of David at the temple inauguration…