The Better Covenant?
By Keith Greer
Old Law New Law
Law and commandments -- Exodus 24:12 Gospel, the power of God -- Romans 1:16
The letter that kills -- 2 Corinthians 3:6 The Spirit that gives life -- 2 Corinthians 3:6
God spoke -- Genesis 1:1 God Speaks -- John 17:8
Ministration of death -- 2 Corinthians 3:7 Ministration of the Spirit -- 2 Corinthians 3:8
Written on tables of stone -- 2 Corinthians 3:3 Written on fleshly tables of the heart -- 2 Corinthians 3:3
A veil that blinded the mind -- 2 Corinthians 3:14 Veil is taken away -- 2 Corinthians 3:14

 

 

First Covenant -- Loss Second Covenant -- Gain
Blood of bulls and goats -- Hebrews 10:1-4 The body of Jesus Christ -- Hebrews 10:10
Fleshly circumcision -- Genesis 17:9-12 Circumcision of the heart -- Romans 2:29
Divers washings -- Hebrews 9:10 Baptism -- 1 Peter 3:21
Passover Feast -- Exodus 12:3-14 The Lord's Supper -- Matthew 26:26-29
Sabbath Day -- Exodus 20:8 The Lord's Day -- Acts 20:7
Could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience -- Hebrews 9:9 Blood of Christ purges the conscience from dead works -- Hebrews 9:14
Limit to the house of Israel -- Hebrews 8:9 All nations -- Mark 16:15
Temporal
Eternal

 

 

"Having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross." {Colossians 2:14}

"For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity." {Ephesians 2:14-16}