covenant
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- noun
- /ˈkʌvənənt/
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- Drink from this cup, all of you, for this is my blood, the blood of the new covenant.
- covenant with God
- make a covenant
- new covenant
I personally, I believe we're violating our covenant with God.
- I personally, I believe we're violating our covenant with God.
- Like, and yes, but we have to remember that the new covenant fulfills the old.
- God is a God who in the Christian Bible, in the Christian story, in our faith, who makes and keeps a covenant with his people.
- And he had the covenant with God, not the, it's not the Jewish blessing, it's the Abrahamic blessing.
- For if Christ came to destroy his tyranny, how is this covenant not only not destroyed, but even fulfilled by him?
Examples
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With each new life we reexperience the miracle of creation and reaffirm our covenant with God.
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Israel's acceptance of God's covenant placed certain religious and moral demands on her.
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The real line is the covenant of the blood.
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New covenant would be made with Israel as well.
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God is a God who in the Christian Bible, in the Christian story, in our faith, who makes and keeps a covenant with his people.
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26. Second, God has made a covenant not only with humanity but with the whole of creation.
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In the Bible, God established a covenant with Noah, promising never to flood the earth again.
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The Israelites believed that their covenant with God required them to follow specific laws and commandments.
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The new covenant foretold in the scriptures emphasized love and forgiveness among believers.
Synonyms
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A promise made between two or more people, often written
A serious agreement between God and people in the Bible
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
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A sacred chest that ancient Hebrews kept and that held the two stone tablets of the Ten Commandments
Failure by a seller to keep a promise that the buyer can own the property without debts or claims
- Literature
A serious promise that is meant to last forever, often used in old religious books
How Sacred
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word covenant in the Bible comes from an old root meaning 'to come together', the same root as convene. That's why a biblical covenant is a sacred promise where God and his people 'come together' in agreement.