{"id":29773,"date":"2011-11-01T09:09:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-01T14:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=29773"},"modified":"2021-01-08T09:13:58","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T15:13:58","slug":"how-can-jesus-say-the-new-covenant-is-not-his-but-the-lords-arent-they-the-same","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-can-jesus-say-the-new-covenant-is-not-his-but-the-lords-arent-they-the-same\/","title":{"rendered":"How can Jesus say the new covenant is not his but the Lord&#8217;s? Aren&#8217;t they the same?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>People say God is three in one, but Jesus, the Son, says the new covenant is not his but the Lord&#8217;s. Aren&#8217;t they the same thing?<\/p>\n\t<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<p>Usually, these questions are easier to figure out if you read the actual verse.<\/p>\n<p>Jesus said that his words are no different from the Father&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<em>He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him&#8211;the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day. For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak. And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I speak<\/em>&#8221; (John 12:48-50).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<em>Jesus answered them and said, &#8220;My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me&#8221;<\/em>&#8221; (John 7:16).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<em>Jesus answered and said to him, &#8220;If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father&#8217;s who sent Me<\/em>&#8221; (John 14:23-24).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These statements are not saying that Jesus would teach anything different from the Father. He is emphasizing that his teachings and the Father&#8217;s are the same. But that is because God is one (perfectly united). You would not expect to hear anything different between the Father, the Son, or the Spirit.<\/p>\n<p>Since Christ is given all authority in this age, &#8220;<em>And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, &#8220;All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth&#8221; <\/em>&#8221; (Matthew 28:18), the law or covenant that Jesus&#8217; established is known as his. &#8220;<em>Bear one another&#8217;s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ<\/em>&#8221; (Galatians 6:2). Also because Jesus holds all authority, the term &#8220;the Lord&#8221; typically refers to Christ since he is our ruler.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: People say God is three in one, but Jesus, the Son, says the new covenant is not his but the Lord&#8217;s. Aren&#8217;t they the same thing? Answer: Usually, these questions are easier to figure out if you read the actual verse. Jesus said that his words are no different from the Father&#8217;s. &#8220;He who&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[90,73,273,87],"class_list":["post-29773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-god","tag-jesus","tag-new-law","tag-trinity"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5790,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/justifying-divorce-and-remarriage-by-claiming-matthew-mark-luke-and-john-are-old-testament-books\/","url_meta":{"origin":29773,"position":0},"title":"Justifying Divorce and Remarriage by Claiming Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are Old Testament Books","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 8, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: What a tragedy! 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