Jesus has become a surety of a better covenant (Hebrews 7:22). A surety is one who promises to pay the debt of another. All of us have a sin debt to God. The good news is Jesus paid it all. Jesus is every believer's surety. It is a promise according to the everlasting covenant, through Jesus Christ our Lord (Hebrews 13:20-21).
There is no way that we can repay our sin debt against God. We have broken God's law. Our conscience testifies as much. The good news is that Jesus paid it all. Believers look to the cross of Jesus, where He died in our place. Our sin debt to God's justice was paid, not in part but the whole. At the cross Jesus is our surety.
Jesus died for all our sins (1 John 1:7). He is risen from the dead for our justification. We become children of God by faith in the Lord Jesus (Galatians 3:26). Jesus intercedes for believers, that the Father will "keep them from the evil one" (John 17:15). This is the present day ministry of Jesus, as every believer's High Priest (Hebrews 7:20-25). Jesus shall return to glorify all who believe in Him (1 John 3:2). Jesus Christ is our covenant surety.
Our surety in Christ is according to God's covenant promises. In the new covenant, God makes four promises to every believer, through Jesus Christ our surety (Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 8:7-13). These promises are: (1) God will put His laws in your mind; (2) God will be your God and we are His people; (3) We will all know the Lord; (4) God will forgive your sins and remember them no more.
