New Covenant (בְּרִ֥ית חֲדָשָֽׁה, berith chadashah; καινὴ διαθήκη, kainē diathēkē). A covenant between God and his people that is anticipated in the Old Testament (Jer 31:31) and fulfilled in the New Testament (Luke 22:20; 1 Cor 11:25; Heb 9:15; 12:24). The new covenant involves forgiveness of sin, spiritual transformation, and the fulfillment of God’s promises to Israel.
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