I grant it costs much to be a true Christian. But who in his sound senses can doubt that it is worth any cost to have the soul saved? When the ship is in danger of sinking, the crew think nothing of casting overboard the precious cargo. When a limb is mortified, a man will submit to any severe operation, and even to amputation, to save life. Surely a Christian should be willing to give up anything which stands between him and heaven. A religion that costs nothing is worth nothing! A cheap Christianity, without a cross, will prove in the end a useless Christianity, without a crown.
J.C. Ryle

COVENANTS

COVENANTS

COVENANTS

  1. Agreements between two parties # Ge 26:28 Da 11:6
  2. DESIGNED FOR 2a) Establishing friendship

    # 1Sa 18:3

2b) Procuring assistance in war # 1Ki 15:18,19 2c) Mutual protection # Ge 26:28,29 31:50-52 2d) Establishing peace # Jos 9:15,16 2e) Promoting commerce # 1Ki 5:6-11 2f) Selling land # Ge 23:14-16 3) CONDITIONS OF 3a) Clearly specified # 1Sa 11:1,2 3b) Conformed by oath # Ge 21:23,31 26:31 3c) Witnessed # Ge 23:17,18 Ru 4:9-11 3d) Written and sealed # Ne 9:38 10:1 4) God often called to witness # Ge 31:50,53 5) When confirmed, unalterable # Ga 3:15 6) Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices # Ge 15:9-17 Jer 34:18,19 7) Salt a sign of perpetuity in # Nu 18:19 2Ch 13:5 8) Ratified by joining hands # Pr 11:21 Eze 17:18 9) Followed by a feast # Ge 26:30 31:54 10) Presents given as tokens # Ge 21:27-30 1Sa 18:3,4 11) Pillars raised in token of # Ge 31:45,46 12) Names given to places where made # Ge 21:31 31:47-49 13) THE JEWS 13a) Forbidden to make, with the nations of Canaan # Ex 23:32 De 7:2 13b) Frequently made with other nations # 1Ki 5:12 2Ki 17:4 13c) Condemned for making, with idolatrous nations # Isa 30:2-5 Ho 12:1 13d) Regarded, as sacred # Jos 9:16-19 Ps 15:4 14) Violated by the wicked # Ro 1:31 2Ti 3:3 15) ILLUSTRATIVE 15a) Of the contract of marriage # Mal 2:14 15b) Of God’s promises to man # Ge 9:9-11 Eph 2:12 15c) Of the united determination of a people to serve God # 2Ki 11:17 2Ch 15:12 Ne 10:29 15d) Of good resolutions # Job 31:1 15e) (With death and hell,) of carnal security # Isa 28:15,18 15f) (With stones and beasts, of the earth,) of peace and prosperity # Job 5:23 Ho 2:18