There are so many ceremonial steps to covenant making, that it is worthwhile to take the time to study them. They are full of relational significance. Once we learn them, we begin to appreciate why God selected covenants as the tool to implement a profound relationship between Himself and his children. This is a study that will pay off amazing relational dividends between you and God.

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What are some of the key words found in the Formation and Performance of covenants? Covenants are contracts governing relationships.

Words often found in covenants: kindness, mercy, peace, steadfast, faithfulness, loyalty, friendship.

Identificational words found in covenants: "in", "with", "together", "joined to", "included".

Ceremonial words found in covenants: "blessings", "curses", "oath", "vow", "treaty", "testament".

Ceremonies regarding the making of Covenants were often public affairs witnessed by several observers to accentuate the significance of the event. Representatives from the tribal or community groups were selected to represent the parties and to later act as guarantors of the performance of the covenant terms.

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Covenants, unlike contracts; are written in blood. Contracts are written in ink. A covenant is the giving over of one self relationally and unselfishly to the well-being of another person. In order for covenants to work, one must have a healthy reverence/fear of God. The only way to end a covenant is through the death of one of the participants. (similar to a wedding covenant's vows.)

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The words describing the whirlwind conflagrations in Los Angeles the last several days have been "apocalyptic, unprecedented".

There has been virtually no rain in Southern California for the last several months. The beginning of the "Rainy season" has never recorded lower amounts of rain for the last 174 years. California has been a state of the United States since Sept. 9,1850. (174 years).

The terms used to describe this drought include "unprecedented".

Elijah the prophet confronted the evil King Ahab with the declaration that there would be no rain until he said so. (1Kings 17:1)

Is God judging our State of California through drought and firestorms for having eliminated the traditional/ biblical definition of marriage and for having amended our State Constitution to include the absolute right to marry anyone or virtually anything according to what is right in mans' eyes?

Spiritual physics: If we sow the wind, we reap the whirlwind. (See Hosea 8:7)

Repentance must begin with the household of God. (See 1Peter 4:17)

Rabbi Jonathan Cann: Without a revival of repentance, America will perish as a country.

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He did. It was post-flood. It can be seen in Gen.9:13.

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Covenants are contracts. Formal solemn agreements between two or more parties with mutual benefits and obligations. You intensely get to know someone as to their character, nature, positive and negative characteristics through the performance of the terms of contracts.

Covenants are not untethered promises.

After the Jews left Egypt following the Passover, Father God did not immediately take them to the promised land. They were ushered out to the desert, where God could learn what was in their hearts. (See Deut.8) The harsh environment lent itself to dependence on God and God alone. The Jews learned about the motives of God towards them. God learned which of the Jews were serious about pursuing a relationship with Him.

Do we preach about how God uses covenants at evangelical crusades? If not, why not? Would it sort out the ones who are serious about the walk towards God in which they are about to engage?

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A covenant is a formal, solemn, and binding agreement between 2 or more parties for the performance of some action. But why does God elect to relationally deal with us by way of this form of interaction?

Covenants are contracts that function as God's way of reaching out to reconnect with his separated children. God uses covenants as a foundation to reestablish relationships; relationships between individuals and groups.

Father God is looking to reconnect with his children by constructing and living inside human houses as dwelling places, where He will find rest. (See Isaiah 66:1-2 and Ephesians 2:19-22)

Covenants are the mechanisms and means by which God reestablishes his relational connection to his fallen children in their fallen sinful state. Through covenants God deals with finality to the embedded sin problem within his children. Ultimately, God's plan is to indelibly imprint His eternal moral law, found in Micah 6:8, into the hearts and minds of His children.

He sent His Divine Son in human form to fulfill this assignment.

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It is essential that we backfill any voids or empty spaces as a result of taking authority over our thought life by casting out suggestions proposed by the Adversary.

A house swept clean cannot remain empty. (See Luke 11:24.)

In order to know Father God's will per Romans 12:12-2; we are to transform ourselves by the renewing of our minds.

A rejected cast out thought which originated from the Adversary needs to be replaced by the truth of the word of God regarding who we are in Him. This takes time. It is a process. Yet it must be carried out if our minds are to be renewed.

This show will teach you how to engage in the mental renewal process of Romans 12:2. It is liberating. It is empowering. It brings the life of God into us.

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