as the New. This is what the unity of the Covenant means. “The people of God” or the “elect people” or a “nation of priests” are only a few of the terms used of God’s church built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets (Eph. 2:19–22; 1 Peter 2:9–10). The gift of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost began a new era for the church, but the foundations were already laid. Two areas in which the implications of this conviction can be seen are church government and sacraments. The