One of the first things a Christian learns as they study the scriptures is that the Bible has been divided into what we call the Old and New Testaments or Old and New Covenants. Both of these covenants represent the Word of God and neither one of them can stand alone as God's inspired truth, but must instead work together to give us His full revelation.

It only takes a cursory reading of the scriptures to see that these two covenants have central themes which represent the majority of their text. The Old Covenant's theme is focused primarily on the people of Israel and their relationship to God and the New Covenant is focused primarily on the person of Jesus Christ and His relationship to His people. Both covenants, however, when looked at under closer examination, point us to the understanding of redemptive grace through Jesus Christ.

The issue we so often wrestle with today is not whether or not both covenants are the Word of God, but placing each covenant in its proper place and understanding each covenant's role to the believer. While they both point us to Jesus, they cannot both be equally in effect. In fact, they must be exclusive of one another, or our doctrine will not be sound.

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