Your ministry, O Lord, How excellent it is; A better covenant, And better promises; Enacted on a better law. Of such You are Executor.
C
Your ministry, O
Am
Lord,
How
F
excel
Dm
lent it
G
is;
A
C
better
Am
cove
D
nant,
And
G
better prom
D7
is
G
es;
E
F
nact
G
ed
Am
on a
Dm
better law.
Of
F
such You
Dm
are Ex
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e
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cu
C-F-C
tor.
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A better covenant, And better promises; A better law of life And sacrifice this is. Redemption’s work, done long ago, A better blood has made it so.
A better covenant,
And better promises;
A better law of life
And sacrifice this is.
Redemption's work, done long ago,
A better blood has made it so.
C
A better
Am
covenant,
And
F
better
Dm
promises;
A
C
better
Am
law of
D
life
And
G
sacrifice
D7
this
G
is.
F G
Redemption's
Am
work, done
Dm
long ago,
A
F
better
Dm
blood has
C
made
G7
it
C-F-C
so.
3
In Hebrews eight we see The way to make us whole; Life planted deep within, Which spreads into the soul. The law of life, imparted, still Inscribed in mind, emotion, will.
In Hebrews eight we see
The way to make us whole;
Life planted deep within,
Which spreads into the soul.
The law of life, imparted, still
Inscribed in mind, emotion, will.
C
In Hebrews eight we
Am
see
The
F
way to
Dm
make us
G
whole;
Life
C
planted deep
Am
within,
Which
G
spreads into
D7
the
G
soul.
The
F
law
G
of
Am
life,
Dm
imparted, still
F
Inscribed in
Dm
mind,
C G7
emotion,
C-F-C
will.
4
The law of letters leave, The law of life pursue; The one is old and dead, The other fresh and new. Dead teachings cannot help the seed; The law of life is what we need.
The law of letters leave,
The law of life pursue;
The one is old and dead,
The other fresh and new.
Dead teachings cannot help the seed;
The law of life is what we need.
C
The law of letters
Am
leave,
The
F
law of
Dm
life
G
pursue;
The
C
one is
Am
old and
D
dead,
The
G
other fresh
D7
and
G
new.
Dead
F G
teachings
Am
cannot
Dm
help the seed;
The
F
law of
Dm
life is
C
what
G7
we
C-F-C
need.
5
The law of life in us, In function now we see, Works not by will and thought But automatically. It saturates, conforms to Him; The standard model spreads within.
The law of life in us,
In function now we see,
Works not by will and thought
But automatically.
It saturates, conforms to Him;
The standard model spreads within.
C
The law of life in
Am
us,
In
F
function
Dm
now we
G
see,
Works
C
not by
Am
will and
D
thought
But
G D7 G
automatically.
It
F G Am
saturates,
Dm
conforms to Him;
The
F
standard
Dm
model
C
spreads
G7 C-F-C
within.
6
Our sins are all forgiv’n, His life imparted too; God is our God today, And we’re His people true. We know Him in an inward way: These blessings four have come to stay.
Our sins are all forgiv'n,
His life imparted too;
God is our God today,
And we're His people true.
We know Him in an inward way:
These blessings four have come to stay.
C
Our sins are all
Am
forgiv'n,
His
F
life
Dm
imparted too;
God
C
is our
Am
God
D
today,
And
G
we're His
D7
people
G
true.
We
F
know
G
Him
Am
in an
Dm
inward way:
These
F
blessings
Dm
four have
C
come
G7
to
C-F-C
stay.
7
We’re being sonized now; The life within will do The deep transforming work Of making us anew. In ages past, the work was done— Now prayer is over—praise the Son!
In 1 Timothy 2:5 Paul continues, “For there is one God and one Mediator of God and men, the Man, Christ Jesus. ” In this verse Paul explicitly says that there is one God. Although God is Triune—the Father, the Son, and the Spirit—He is still the one God, not three Gods, as mistakenly realized and believed by many Christians.
In this verse Paul also tells us that there is one Mediator of God and men. A mediator is a go-between. The one Mediator is the Man, Christ Jesus. The Lord Jesus was God from eternity (John 1:1). In time He became a man through incarnation (John 1:14). While He was living on earth as a man, He was also God (1 Tim. 3:16). After resurrection He was still man as well as God (Acts 7:56 ; John 20:28). Hence, He is the only One qualified to be the Mediator, the go-between, of God and men.
THE TESTIMONY BORNE
IN ITS OWN TIMES
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Verse 6 says, “Who gave Himself a ransom on behalf of all, the testimony to be borne in its own times. ” Christ gave Himself a ransom for the accomplishment of redemption for all men. This was necessary in order for Christ to be our Mediator. The Greek word for ransom means payment in recompense. He is qualified to be the Mediator between God and man, not only in His divine and human Person, but also in His redemptive work. Both His Person and work are unique.
While enjoying this wonderful hymn I was reminded of Romans 5:17:
For if by the offense of the one death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.
Praise the Lord! He has given us a ministry, which is of the Spirit and of life, not of law or of death. As we live our Christian life and church life, we want to open to the Lord to be constituted as ministers of the new covenant for the building up of the Body of Christ. Hallelujah 😀
Praise the Lord for His great heart of love for us that established His New Covenant and gives His life a way to function in us and accomplish His purpose!!
What a wonderful ministry! Praise You Lord for such a ministry! All is in You as the seed! Cause us to grow. What a wonderful hymn, bringing us to enjoy, depend on, and praise the Son!
What a Christ we have! Our Father God has promised to inscribe His laws in our hearts and mind! Oh Lord Jesus! Oh Lord Jesus! He is our heavenly priest ministering Himself to us! What a salvation to enjoy! We are His! Hallelujah! Thank You Lord!