covenant – Three Minute Bible

September 12, 2025September 12, 2025

Philippians 3:2a – Old and New

a stone bridge between to land masses. The side of the bridge spells out the word "HISTORY." It is a symbolic connection between the old a the new. In the middle of the bridge is the cross and the on the cross is Jesus. (Grok)

For it is we who are the circumcision…

Summary: Understanding what Paul means by “we who are the circumcision” requires a brief look back at the history of the Bible.

In the Old Testament, circumcision was given by God to Abraham and every male that was with him (Genesis 17:10). When we talk about circumcision of the flesh in the Old Testament sense, we are talking about something that is uniquely male. Interestingly, when we talk about circumcision in the New Testament sense, it can apply to both men and women.

April 12, 2025April 13, 2025

Colossians 4:6b – Salty Talk

Picture of salt being shaken out of a salt shaker.

[Let your conversation be]…seasoned with salt …

Summary: “Seasoned with salt” is a phrase that sounds interesting but lacks a connection with our modern world. Taking a look at the history of salt in biblical times might help us understand better what Paul meant.

Let’s begin this meditation with a question asked by Job many thousands of years ago:

“Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?” (Job 6:6, KJV) He goes on to say, “I refuse to touch it; such food makes me ill.”

May 24, 2024May 24, 2024

Galatians 4:24b – Choosing to Live

The women represent two covenants.

Summary: Paul begins to explain what he said would be figurative.

March 28, 2024March 28, 2024

Galatians 3:15 – Covenants, Wills & Contracts

Brothers and sisters, let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case.

Summary: Paul refers to something that is common today, but he does it in a way that is not common. To sort this out, we need to unpack this verse.

February 12, 2024February 12, 2024

Galatians 2:14c – The Wrong Club

“You are a Jew, yet you live like a Gentile and not like a Jew. How is it, then, that you force Gentiles to follow Jewish customs?”

Summary: Deciphering what Paul is saying to Peter and his companions requires an understanding of past covenants made by God for man.

January 23, 2024January 23, 2024

Galatians 2:3 – Covenant Conundrum

Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.

Summary: The issue of circumcision plagued the early church for years. It was like yelling, “I believe in life after death!” in a room full of Pharisees and Sadducees.

April 21, 2023April 22, 2023

Ephesians 2:15a – New Laws and Old

… by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations.

Summary: Paul addresses a specific type of law in this passage today. Understanding the history of the law and the types of law created by God is essential to understanding Paul’s point.

January 3, 2023January 3, 2023

Leviticus 6:7 – At One

In this way the priest will make atonement for them before the Lord, and they will be forgiven for any of the things they did that made them guilty.

Summary: Looking back over the Old Testament, we see the foundation for the New.