The most recognisable symbol of the Christian faith today is undoubtedly the Cross. One can travel to almost any part of the world and, be it in the form of jewellery, a print on a tee-shirt, a cross finial sitting atop a church or a cross placed on a grave site, most would instantly recognise its connection to Christianity.

In this issue of The Shofar, we continue our series in the biblical covenants, turning our attention to the New Covenant, having already considered the Abrahamic, Land and Davidic Covenants.  The focus of these covenants is the nation of Israel and this continues with the New Covenant, even though it is applied to the Church in the New Testament.

Seven hundred years before Jesus was born, God led the Jewish prophet Isaiah to describe Him so clearly that the people of Israel – and the world – would recognise the Messiah. The incontestable accuracy of Isaiah 53 is a “stand-out” example of a “proof passage” that the Bible is the inerrant (therefore trustworthy) Word of God.