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Promises, Promises…

Promises, Promises…. The Difference between Promises, Contracts and Covenants in the Old Testament (and in the Church). Promise. Informal Do not need to have a ceremony Can be broken easily (even if it is bad to do so)

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Promises, Promises…

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  1. Promises, Promises… The Difference between Promises, Contracts and Covenants in the Old Testament (and in the Church)

  2. Promise • Informal • Do not need to have a ceremony • Can be broken easily (even if it is bad to do so) • There is a plan that one side will do something for another; there may be a sharing between the sides of something • I promise to clean my room

  3. Two Types of Promises: • Promise Kept • Promise Broken

  4. Contract vs. Covenant Contract Covenant A mutual agreement between two people It can have legal consequences Ceremony is needed Cannot be broken Usually both sides have responsibilities Makes you mine and me yours Forms a family Snow White and Prince Charming get married • A mutual agreement between two or more people • Legal consequences • Both have responsibilities to carry out the contract • Yours is yours and mine is mine • Can be broken • I have a contract to work at St. Paul’s parish

  5. Contract vs. Covenant Contract Example: Covenant Example:

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