God is a Covenant God, and His Covenants were always sealed in blood - in the Old Testament it was with the blood of an animal sacrifice.
God's own Son became the sacrifice, so that God could make a New Covenant with us. One that we can either reject or accept.
Ephesian 1 Verse 13: "In Him {Jesus} you also, when you heard the word of truth, the Gospel of your salvation---in Him when you believed---were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit."
Christ Jesus Himself paid the price for the New Covenant with His own blood.
We were Sealed with The Holy Spirit, sealed to live in the New life in the Spirit God had made for us to walk in.
God always gives us choices to enter into a covenant or not.
The Old Covenant was fulfilled in the new covenant (basically) what God was planning in the Old Covenant came to pass in the New Covenant (Testament)
Often people will ask why God would allow this and that, and look unfavorably upon Him for being 'unfair'. But as the Loving Father and Parent He is, He disciplines us for our own sake, rather then allow us to continue on in our own foolish ways. I'm sure we've all experienced the consequences of our actions and decisions at sometime. And though some of those lessons are tough and can be hard to face, God will give you nothing that you can't handle.
And as a Loving Father and Parent. I believe He knows what's best for us, His children.
The blessing of the New Covenant is the complete salvation of the spirit, soul and body. It is the greatest 'Spiritual blessing" {Ephesians 1 verses 1 to 3} that Christ came to bring; Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world. {John 4 verse 42; Acts 13 verse 23}
The word 'Salvation' includes in its meaning ;safety, security, preservation . deliverance and wholeness'.
We too can enter into God's New Covenant, just as any 'whosoever' can. Read John 3 verse 16;
God Bless.
OFJ.
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