There are thousands of religious beliefs in the world which are established based on convenant. There is no single religion on the earth that is not convenanted either to life or death, and all who believe are bound by that convenant to either live or die [eternal reality].
Isaiah 28:15[AMP]:
Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death, And with Sheol (the place of the dead) we have made an agreement, When the overwhelming scourge passes by, it will not reach us, For we have made lies our refuge and we have concealed ourselves in deception.”
The prophet Isaiah issued a stern prophetic warning to the leaders of Israel and the Israelites who lived in Samaria against their riotous living which was consequent on the fact that they sold themselves to the devil. It all looked good in their eyes, but they were standing on a faulty foundation which is a sinking sand that will never stand the test of time.
Isaiah 28:17 [AMP]:
“I will make justice the measuring line And righteousness the mason’s level; Then hail will sweep away the refuge of lies And waters will flood over the secret [hiding] place.
In thesame manner, many people in the world today have covenanted themselves with the devil which is an agreement with death, because their practices are concealed in great deception. It is worthy to note that the devil demands worship and he can only get it from men through religion.
More also, in thesame prophecy that was given to the Israelites in Samaria, Isaiah the prophet, prophecied about a Foundation Stone in Zion which was a firm and tested Cornerstone which is safe to build on, hence those who believe will never have a cause to run away.
Isaiah 28:16 [AMP]:
Therefore the Lord GOD says this, “Listen carefully, I am laying in Zion a Stone, a tested Stone, A precious Cornerstone for the [secure] foundation, firmly placed. He who believes [who trusts in, relies on, and adheres to that Stone] will not be disturbed or give way [in sudden panic].
This prophecy which was given by Prophet Isaiah thousands of years ago, has become a reality in our time in the person of Jesus Christ who is the stone the builders rejected but has become the Chief Cornerstone as revealed in the New Testament.
Acts 4:11 [AMP]:
This Jesus is the STONE WHICH WAS DESPISED and REJECTED by you, THE BUILDERS, but WHICH BECAME THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE.
However, Jesus Christ is the bearer of the New Convenant in God and if anyone claims to the contrary, then the truth can only be established by investigating the pattern of the Old Convenant to validate the New Convenant.
In the book, Your Power In The Holy Spirit by John G. Lake, compiled by Roberts Liardon, he states thus;
" A successive dispensation of God never destroys a preceding one. On the contrary, it conserves it's spirit but broadens it's scope. This is obviously seen by comparing the Patriarchal, Mosaic, and Christian dispensations" - John G. Lake
THINGS TO NOTE:
1. Religion is deeply rooted on convenant.
2. Every convenant has a source, either of God or the devil.
3. Your eternal realities are tied to the convenant of your practice either in God which is an agreement to live eternally, or the devil which is an agreement to die eternally.
.... To be continued.
Min. Awe Hilary
#TheMessenger
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