The New Covenant is wholly of God’s grace; no sinner can become a part of this New Covenant
without faith in Jesus Christ. Grace and faith go together just as the Law and works go together.
The Law says, “The man that doeth them [the things written in the Law] shall live in them”
(Galatians 3:12). But grace says, “The work is done—believe and live!”

The Law of Moses could declare God’s holy standard, but it would never provide the power
needed for obedience. Sinful people need a new heart and a new disposition within; this is just
what the New Covenant provides.
The Law was external; God’s demands were written on tablets of stone. But the New Covenant
makes it possible for God’s Word to be written on human minds and hearts. God’s grace makes
possible an internal transformation that makes a surrendered believer more and more like Jesus
Christ.
From the Word: “You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by
everybody. You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with
ink but with the Spirit of the Living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts”
(2 Corinthians 3:2-3, NIV).
Also think on: Hebrews 8:7-13; Ezekiel 36:26-27.
Action assignment: List on paper traits of an unsaved person; then list the traits that God gives a
Christian. Thank Him for the new nature He provides.

WARREN W. WIERSBE
www.backtothebible.in