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Are they history books? Are the legend? Are they the records of a philosophical school of thought?

Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.

Luke 1:1-4

No. They are Gospels. 

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What is our hope?

Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.

Mark 16

Jesus told us he is God. Jesus told us he could save us, but these are just words. 

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If you’ve ever been in a position where you feel like God isn’t there, you are not alone!

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

Mark 15:34

Jesus has been there. At the moment of his death, the weight of the world was on him and he became our sin, he cries out with a lament Psalm “where are you God!!!!?” But the answer came three days later… NO, I have NOT forsaken you!

We may feel alone, but we are not. The pain is in the evening, but joy comes in the morning. Wait on God, cry out to him… he is still there, and he understands.

In the OT the covenant was struck between God and His People through the blood of so many animals and heaps of sacrifices, the New Covenant is different…

This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.

Mark 14:24

Just as Jeremiah 31 tells us, the new covenant was coming. It is a confirmation of the original covenant, yet the sacrifice is through himself! No more sacrifice, no more animal blood, no more laws on stone tablets… Jesus puts his Spirit in our hearts. We don’t have to teach the old Law, now Jesus’ Law is on our hearts, the Law of Love. Since the cross, we are free to follow Jesus!

see my video about Jesus and the New Covenant: https://johnmarkharris.net/abolish-fulfill