From the New Testament, Understanding "Covenant VS Cup VS Blessing VS Portion"

 

From the New Testament, Understanding "Covenant VS Cup VS Blessing VS Portion"

Luke 22:20 "This cup is the new testament in my blood"

Matt 26:28 "For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins"

1 Cor 10:16 "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ?"

Ezek 36:26-27 "A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you...And I will put my spirit within you"

 

Item	Covenant	Cup	Blessing	Portion
Definition	Contract established between God and man through Christ's blood	Concrete symbol of the new covenant, containing all its riches	God Himself and all His riches	Inheritance and enjoyment distributed by God
Symbol	God's promise and guarantee to man	Container of salvation and divine blessings	All benefits bestowed by God	Inheritance allocated by God
Distinction	Emphasizes legal nature and guarantee of the covenant	Emphasizes function of containing and holding	Emphasizes richness of content	Emphasizes personal receiving and enjoyment
Examples	• New covenant established by Christ's blood • Better covenant	• Cup in the Lord's supper • Cup of salvation	• Forgiveness of sins • New heart and spirit • Inner life	• God as our portion • Salvation as our portion
Application	• God guarantees all blessings through covenant • Believers receive assurance through covenant	• Receive and enjoy God's salvation • Remember the Lord's redemption	• Enjoy God Himself • Experience spiritual blessings	• Draw upon God's riches • Enjoy God as inheritance
Related Verses	• Heb 8:10-12 "...I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be their God, and they shall be my people...For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins I will remember no more"	• Matt 26:27 "And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them" • Psalm 23:5 "You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over"	• Psalm 103:1-3 "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities; who heals all your diseases"	• Psalm 16:5 "The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot" • Psalm 116:13 "I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord"

 

Conclusion: These four terms are closely connected:

1.      Covenant is the foundation (established through Christ's blood)

2.      Cup is the vessel (containing the covenant's contents)

3.      Blessing is the content (God Himself and all blessings)

4.      Portion is the enjoyment (personal receiving)

All these point to one central fact: Through Christ's blood, God establishes a covenant to give Himself as all blessings for believers to enjoy.

 

*Please refer to the July 2024 Anaheim, California, USA training Experiencing, Enjoying and Manifesting Christ (II) Week 16 Our Spiritual Food, Our Spiritual Rock, and the Contents of the Lord’s Feast