“God’s promise to you,
“How much do you know?”
The Plan of Grace and Blessing as Seen Through Covenant Theology

When life's challenges come, when our own thinking seems to offer no answers, Christians often say we should hold on to the promises of God.
But which part of the Bible is the promise we should cling to? How should we apply its contents to our lives? People gain hope by looking forward to the future promised to them, rather than the immediate reality before them.
God has guaranteed you certain salvation and ultimate blessing through the ‘covenant.’
Ask yourself how much you know about the various covenants in the Bible.
Even if you have been a believer for a long time, if you live without knowing the specific content and meaning of the promise God has made with us, you will inevitably waver and hover in the same place when faced with life's adversities.

This book explains eight covenants, from the Covenant of Redemption to the New Covenant.
It helps you understand how the covenant flows from the beginning to the end of the Bible.
If we do not know the connection and the ultimate conclusion, we make the mistake of applying the word in fragments.
It is about losing hope in everyday life or falling into excessive expectations.
On the other hand, the more deeply we understand the covenant, the more certain the word we must hold on to in each situation becomes.
You can feel more vividly that God's promises and guidance are with you in every area of ​​your life.
In his previous work, "Doctrines Encountered in Everyday Life," the author explained the basic doctrines of Christianity, such as calling, rebirth, justification, and sanctification, at the level of believers and connected them to their lives.
"The Covenant Encountered in Everyday Life" also conveys not difficult doctrines that are far removed from everyday life, but rather the living theology of the covenant that moves my life today.
God's consistent and great plan of blessing will make the lives of the saints stronger.

If my life is a mixture of obedience and disobedience, which of the two promises will be fulfilled in my life today? Could the mistake I made yesterday really be worthy of God's curse? Anxious, I went to the pastor of my church and asked him how to interpret the conflicting promises in the Bible.
The pastor said, “It depends,” and ran away.
I never heard an explanation as to how it was different each time.
So, is today my day cursed or blessed? Is my life now fulfilling the promise of blessing, or is it the other way around?
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Life is the same.
Depending on what I believe is promised in every journey of my life, my attitude toward life today will also change.
(…) What does my life, present and future, promise? This question becomes the crucial one that sustains me today.
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We're told to hold on to God's promises, but what exactly are these promises? Are they still valid today? How should we interpret our current reality, which seems so different from the promises? The answers to all these questions depend on correctly applying covenant theology to our lives.
This book is for believers who find the promises found throughout the Bible complex and confusing, and thus have difficulty figuring out what to hold on to and live by today.
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The Covenant of Redemption refers to the promise made by the Trinity to each other to save those whom they have chosen and make them their people.
Before we were born, before we even existed, God promised to save us.
--- From "The Covenant of Redemption: My Life Is Not Plan B"

The triune God knew from eternity that we, with our free will, would fail.
Jesus was not crucified out of necessity.
In eternity, our failure, our cross, and our salvation were all predestined.
Our free will still exists and we live our lives making our own choices, but the Bible also tells us that our lives have been part of God's plan since eternity ago.
All these plans are not replacement plans, but original plans.
--- From "The Covenant of Redemption: My Life Is Not Plan B"

There is a way to solve the problem when I cannot prove myself qualified.
It is relying on the actions of someone who has already proven it.
So, believing in Jesus means relying on the actions of others.
(…) What kind of act is it? I believe that He was qualified to obey all the acts that were required of Him in my place, in Adam’s place.
--- From "Covenant of Works: Relying on His Works"

The greatest assurance of those who believe in the covenant of grace is that no matter what happens in my life, there will always be partial fulfillment.
He said that God's process of developing the covenant should not be viewed as a failure, but as a gradual process.
The same goes for our lives.
As God guides my life until the day I stand before Him, I can believe that even in processes that seem worldly meaningless and failed, God is still partially accomplishing what He intended for my life.
--- From "The Covenant of Grace: Partial Fulfillment Always Occurs"

How can I know whether the last day of this earth will be my judgment or my salvation? (…) Whoever believes will not perish.
Even when the effects of the flood cease, those who are in Jesus Christ are guaranteed eternal security, that there will be no destruction and eternal life, so those who believe in the Noahic covenant can be sure of the rest of their lives on this earth.
--- From "Noah's Covenant: Spring Will Come Again Unconditionally"

Do you believe in the Abrahamic Covenant? Do you believe that God is the one who initiates? Whether it's starting school, raising children, or starting a new job, don't give up easily because it's difficult. Take your time and try.
If it is something that God started, it will not be ruined because of your current lack of ability.
Skill is not a condition for achievement.
--- From "The Abrahamic Covenant: Everything Begins with God"

If you ask what kind of book Galatians is, you should answer that it is a book that corrects misunderstandings about the Mosaic Covenant and the Mosaic Law.
What Paul is trying to refute through his argument in Galatians is the idea that “since the law came into being, the promise has now become conditional.”
Paul answers:
"No, how could the promise be nullified just because the law was given? That was never the intention behind giving the law to you!"
--- From "The Mosaic Covenant: Including Inevitable Failure"

We must not miss this part of our faith.
If God rules over my inner self, then look back.
In the midst of unjust circumstances at home, unfair treatment at work, and unfair situations at church, isn't God also asking about my attitude and who is in control within me? (...) Ultimately, God will do what is right.
But accept that God may lead us into a world of undeserved failure in the fulfillment of the Davidic Covenant.
--- From “The Davidic Covenant: Living Under the King’s Rule”

But the New Covenant is different.
It is not that God gave us a 'chance' to live according to His will by bringing us back to life.
He gave us ‘salvation’.
What salvation did He give us? He gave us the heart itself, the capacity to live according to His will.
Now we don't have to live according to God's will.
I want to 'live' according to God's will.
Loving God does not bring blessings.
I want to 'love' God.
Who gives this inner change? God gives it.
The New Covenant is God's promise to accomplish all these things through inner renewal.

--- From "New Covenant: God Does It All"