Kevin Durant: Preacher of the New Covenant

He knows the New Covenant!



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None of us can.

It's a ministry of death, not life:

"And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: 5Not that
we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our
sufficiency is of God; 6Who also hath made us able ministers of the new
testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but
the spirit giveth life." (2 Corinthians 3: 4-6)

We do not, cannot live according the 10 Commandments,

We need a new life:

"But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if
through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the
gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
16And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by
one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.
17For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which
receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life
by one, Jesus Christ.)" (Romans 5: 15-17)

We have this new life when we recognize that all our sins have been forgiven, that there is no condemnation in Christ:

"There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in
Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2For the law
of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and
death." (Romans 8: 1-2)

and

"And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of
your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all
trespasses; 14Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us,
which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
15And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly,
triumphing over them in it." (Colossians 2: 13-15)

Notice that "dead in trespasses" portion.

Man was dead, but now in Christ he as life!

And the life we receive because of the Blood of Jesus, which cleanses us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1: 9)

We are called to walk by faith, not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7)

Jesus came to give us life, not teach us how to live (John 10: 10)

In fact, He is our life:

"If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are
above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2Set your affection on
things above, not on things on the earth. 3For ye are dead, and your life is
hid with Christ in God. 4When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall
ye also appear with him in glory." (Colossians 3: 1-4)

He is our life!

And we reign in His Life, and we enjoy His blessings under the New Covenant: