No, Christians in the Body of Christ are not under the New Covenant.
Les Feldick teaches that the New Covenant, as revealed in Jeremiah 31:31, is made specifically with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. Christians, as members of the Body of Christ, are not a covenant people and are not placed under that covenant. Instead, they enjoy the spiritual blessings that stem from Christ's finished work, made near by His blood, not by covenant membership.
Jeremiah 31:31 — This verse explicitly states that the New Covenant is made with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, not with the Church.
In Jeremiah 31:31, God declares, 'Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah.' This verse clearly identifies the recipients of the New Covenant as Israel and Judah. The covenant is distinct from the one made when God brought Israel out of Egypt, which was the Mosaic Law (Jeremiah 31:32). The New Covenant is future for Israel, as described in Jeremiah 31:33-34, where God will put His law in their inward parts and write it in their hearts, and they will all know Him. This covenant is not made with the Gentile nations or with the Church; it is an unconditional covenant with Israel.
Les Feldick emphasizes that the New Covenant is exclusively for Israel, specifically the house of Israel and the house of Judah. He points out that God made several covenants with Israel—Abrahamic, Davidic, Palestinian, and Mosaic—but the Church, the Body of Christ, is not under any covenant. He teaches that Christians are not a covenant people; they are simply members of the Body of Christ, with Christ as the Head. The New Covenant will be fulfilled in the future when Israel is restored and believes, and it will involve God putting His law in their hearts. Until then, believers in the Age of Grace are under grace, not covenants, and are made near to God by the blood of Christ, not by entering into a covenant relationship.
Les Feldick clarifies that the New Covenant is made with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, as stated in Jeremiah 31:31. He explains that the Church, the Body of Christ, is not a covenant people and has no covenant relationship with God. The covenants, including the New Covenant, were made only with the nation of Israel. This distinction is vital to understanding the dispensational difference between Israel and the Church.
According to Les, Christians are not under the New Covenant because they are not part of the nation of Israel. He explains that the New Covenant is specifically for Israel, and to place the Church under it would be to misapply Scripture. Instead, Christians are members of the Body of Christ, a distinct entity revealed after Israel's rejection of Christ. Their relationship to God is based on grace, not covenants, and they are made nigh by the blood of Christ, not by coming into a covenant relationship.
Les explains that the New Covenant is not like the Old Covenant made with Israel's fathers when they were brought out of Egypt, which was the Law—harsh and a burden. The New Covenant will involve God writing His law in their hearts, making them obedient people who know the Lord, cleansed from iniquity and blessed materially. This future covenant is for Israel's blessing, not for the Church today.
Israel: God's Covenant People
Israel remains God's covenant people even in unbelief, and God is not through with them; He will fulfill the New Covenant to them in the future.
Grace Age Church Not a Covenant People
Les states clearly that the Grace Age Church is not under a set of covenants; Israel had covenants, but we are members of the Body of Christ, not covenant people.
New Covenant Made with Israel and Judah
Les explains that the New Covenant is made with the house of Israel and Judah, not with the Church, and it comes after the Abrahamic covenant is fulfilled.
Blessings Under the New Covenant
Under the New Covenant, Israel will have God's law written on their hearts, be obedient, cleansed, and materially blessed—a future promise for Israel, not for the Church.
Gentiles Made Nigh by Blood, Not Covenants
Gentiles are made nigh to God by the blood of Christ, not by entering into covenant relationship or under the Law.
Made Nigh by Blood, Not Covenant
Christians are made nigh to God through Christ's finished work, not by coming into a covenant relationship or under Judaism.
Why Faith Alone Saves — Not Works : Romans 10 Explained
Now in chapter 10 we're dealing with Israel in this present dispensation, and as Paul made so plain back there in Romans chapter 3, that now since everything has been accomplished at the cross, and he is now going out into the Gentile world, that there is no difference. And I can't emphasize that enough.
Not Under Law but Under Grace — What Romans 6:14 Really Means
We now live above the desires of old Adam. We have the indwelling Holy Spirit. We have Christ himself becoming the head of our daily living. Okay. Back to verse 14. So old Adam won't have dominion over you because you are not under law, but you're under grace. Okay. Now then for the last 1900, now I'll just put plus years.
Jeremiah 31:31: Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
This is the foundational verse that identifies the New Covenant's recipients as Israel and Judah.
Jeremiah 31:32: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:
This contrasts the New Covenant with the Old Mosaic Covenant, showing its distinct nature.
Jeremiah 31:33: But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
This describes the internal transformation Israel will experience under the New Covenant.
Ephesians 2:13: But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
This shows that Gentiles are brought near to God by Christ's blood, not by covenants.
Yes, Christians receive the spiritual benefits of Christ's finished work, including salvation, the Holy Spirit, and being made nigh to God by His blood, but we are not covenant members. These benefits come from God's grace, not from entering into the New Covenant, which is reserved for Israel.
God's covenants, including the New Covenant, are unconditional promises made to the nation of Israel. The Church, the Body of Christ, is a distinct entity revealed after Israel's rejection, and its relationship to God is based on grace through faith in Christ's finished work, not on covenant membership.
Christians should understand that they are members of the Body of Christ with Christ as Head, and they are under grace, not law or covenant. They can rejoice in the future blessings God has for Israel while enjoying the spiritual blessings they have in Christ now.
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