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( 2 Corinthians 3 : 6-81
Introduction: Last week we began to see how the work of Christ, which
although it was yet to take place many years in the future, was applied
even to the very first sinners in the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve were
the recipients of the grace of God given in the Covenant of grace in
that they were not immediately destroyed by the holy presence of God,
but were again separated unto God from the devil with whom they had
allied themselves, were given a promise of a coming Redeemer who would
destroy the power of the serpent, and were given the gracious provision
of animal sacrifices to die in their place for their sins, thus
presenting a type of the coming Christ. We also saw how the covenant of
grace was administered in the Mosaic Covenant, that, although that
covenant was primarily a legal covenant with a reenactment of the
covenant of works added to point them to Christ, yet it also had many
gracious elements. The Old Covenant saints enjoyed many promises,
prophesies, sacrifices, circumcision, and the Passover Lamb, which were
efficacious to build up the saints in holiness, for they all pointed to
the Messiah, in whom by faith they were saved. Our passage tells us
that the Mosaic Covenant came with glory, but it was a passing glory.
The apostle John tells us that there was grace in that covenant, ”FOR OF
HIS FULLNESS WE HAVE ALL RECEIVED, AND GRACE INSTEAD OF GRACE. FOR THE
LAW WAS GIVEN THROUGH MOSES; GRACE AND TRUTH WERE REALIZED THROUGH JESUS
CHRIST” (l:16-171. But even greater is the glory and the grace with
which the New Covenant comes, for it exhibits the fulfillment of the
Covenant of Grace.
But this Covenant of Grace is at the root of all of God’s gracious
covenants, not just the Mosaic. It is like a fountain of grace which
overflows throughout the ages with its channels being directed by God
through His redemptive covenants. The Lord also directed its course to
His people through the Abrahamic, Davidic, and New Covenants, besides
the Mosaic. Abraham was promised that he would receive land, a seed
which would be as numerous as the stars, and that through him all the
nations of the earth would be blessed. David was promised that his
offspring would be raised up to rule after him and that God would
establish his throne forever. And in the New Covenant, we see the
fulfillment of all of these gracious promises when Christ, the fountain
of life is revealed. And so what I want you to see this evening is what
we only began to look at last Lord’s Day evening, namely,
11. And When the Time of the Fulfillment of all the Promises
Arrived, Christ, the Substance, Was Displayed and He Fulfilled
all the Promises Made in the Previous Covenants, by
Establishing the New Covenant.
A. He Brought in All the Blessings of the Abrahamic Covenant.
1 . Christ is the promised seed of Abraham, and those
united to Him are the true offspring of Abraham.
a. Christ is the One to whom the promises of Abraham
were made, "NOW THE PROMISES WERE SPOKEN TO ABRAHAM
AND TO HIS SEED. HE DOES NOT SAY, 'AND TO SEEDS,'
AS REFERRING TO MANY, BUT RATHER TO ONE, 'AND TO
YOUR SEED,' THAT IS, CHRIST" (Gal. 3:17).
b. The Israelites were the natural offspring of
Abraham and the Messiah came through that line as a
son of Abraham. All were his natural seed, but not
all were his spiritual seed.
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