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What Makes the New Covenant Superior to the Old Covenant
Under the old covenant, people were required to keep God’s laws. However, in the new covenant, we discover a new set of laws that keep us.
1. The old covenant required a person to love God 24/7,[1] whereas the new covenant declares that God loves us 24/7.[2]
2. The old covenant demanded obedience[3] but the new covenant provides faith.[4]
3. The old covenant insisted on repentance to experience God’s goodness,[5]while the new covenant freely reveals God’s goodness that leads to repentance.[6]
4. Under the old covenant, one lived under condemnation[7] but in the new covenant, there is no condemnation.[8]
5. The old covenant could not provide peace,[9] whereas the new covenant is all about knowing and experiencing God’s peace.[10]
6. The old covenant made righteousness something people had to earn;[11]however, in the new covenant, righteousness is a free gift.[12]
7. Under the old covenant, God’s presence was found in the Holy of Holies.[13] In the new covenant, His presence lives in believers and makes them holy.[14]
8. Under the old covenant, sins were covered;[15] however, in the new covenant, our sins have been forgiven and taken away forever.[16]
9. Under the old covenant, a person had to keep the whole law, but in the new covenant, God’s love for us has fulfilled the law.[17]
You can “try” to keep the old covenant laws or you can let the new covenant “keep you.”
[1] Matthew 22:37
[2] 1 John 4:19
[3] Deuteronomy 28:1
[4] Romans 10:17
[5] 2 Chronicles 7:14
[6] Romans 2:4
[7] 2 Corinthians 3:9
[8] Romans 8:1
[9] Galatians 3:11
[10] Philippians 4:7
[11] Galatians 2:16
[12] Romans 5:17
[13] Leviticus 16:2
[14] Hebrews 10:19-20
[15] Hebrews 10:11
[16] Hebrews 10:12, John 1:29
[17] Romans 10:4, Galatians 5:14, Romans 13:8-10
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