What is the importance of Abraham's Covenant with God to Christians today?

      

Explain the importance of Abraham's Covenant with God to Christians today.

  

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Maurice
(i) It signifies God's readiness to die in the person of His Son, Jesus to fulfil the covenant.

(ii) It shows that God may elect an individual and use him/ her for His purpose.

(iii) It marks God's initiative to enter into a personal relationship with humankind which had been destroyed.

(iv) It signifies the reward of obeying and having faith in God.

(v) It confirms that God was willing and determined to fulfil the promises He had made to Abraham.

(vi) Through the covenant with Abraham, all nations of the world were to receive God's salvation.


•Showed Abraham’s faith in God
•Demonstrated Abraham’s obedience to God
•Abraham was assured of God’s protection
•It shows God’s commitment to the fulfillment of the promises he made
•God revealed to Abraham that he would have a son
•It brings out the importance of concept of faith
•It reveals God’s serious intention to have a close relationship with human beings/bring salvation
•God was in control of Abraham’s life

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What was the relevance of God’s covenant of Abraham to Christians today?

- Faith is quite essential when initiating a covenant with God

- A covenant is a cornerstone to a Christians faith for it creates a permanent reunion between God and the subject

- The unconditional covenant between God and Abraham's bring or gives forth to God personal relationship with human beings

- This covenant creates a conducive environment for God's protection to these who believe and trust in him

- The covenant brings fourth the aspect of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ
maurice.mutuku answered the question on August 24, 2017 at 06:18


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