All of these ceremonies in the Old Testament were discontinued in the early Christian church

because they recognize that the former things, the shadows that pointed beyond themselves,

when the full truth emerged

to go back to the shadows would go back to the elemental things

and go back to the imperfect things and the incomplete things, which in a sense would be a tacit rejection

of the finished work of Christ, whose atonement is perfect and complete.

The book of Hebrews makes the case for not only the superiority of the new covenant

over the old covenant, but also the superiority of Christ, over Moses and the Old Testament priests for example.

And so today as we close out this week's study

on God's covenants and God's promises,

Arisisboro will do a deep dive into Hebrew

to help us see the excellencies of Christ.

Welcome to the Thursday edition of Renewing Your Mind.

I'm your host, Nathan W Bingham.

This week's messages are from Dr Sproll's 14 part series, The Promise Keeper.

And if you'd like to study this subject in greater detail, today is the final day that you can request this series

for a donation of any amount at renewing your mind.org.

You'll receive lifetime digital access to the Series and Study Guide,

Plus we'll send you his companion book, The Promises of God.

So request this resource package at renewing your mind.org

while there's still time.

If you have your Bible with you, open it up to Hebrews

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