The Old vs New Covenant
(please note - some scriptures may need to be corrected when time permits).
| # | OLD | NEW | Scripture |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First covenant | Second covenant | Heb 8:7; 9:1-18; 10:1-9 |
| 2 | Old covenant | New Covenant | Matt 26:28, 2 Cor 3, Heb 8:13 |
| 3 | Given by Moses | Given by Jesus | John 1:17, Gal 3:19, Heb 9:15, Matt 26:28 |
| 4 | Law of Moses | Law of Christ | Acts 13:39, Gal 6:2 |
| 5 | Law of Sin | Law of Righteousness | Rom 7:7-25; 8:1-4; 9:31 |
| 6 | Law of the flesh | Law of the Spirit | Rom 7:5,6; 8:1-4, Gal 5:16-26 |
| 7 | Not of faith (the law) | The law of faith | Gal 3:12, Rom 3:27 |
| 8 | The yoke of bondage | The law of liberty | Gal 5:1, Jam 1:18-25 |
| 9 | Brought to an end by Christ | Established by Christ | Rom 10:4, 2 Cor 3:14, Heb 10:9; 8:6; 9:15; 10:9, 2 Cor 3:6-18, Matt 26:28 |
| 10 | Brought death | Brought life | 2 Cor 3:6-18, Rom 8:1-4, Gal 3:21, Heb 9:15; 10:1-18 |
| 11 | Makes guilty | Justifies, makes not guilty | Rom 3:19-20, Acts 13:39, Rom 3:21-31; 5:1-11 |
| 12 | A shadow of things to come | The reality | Col 2:14-17, Heb 10:1-18 |
| 13 | Fulfilled, completed | Still in force | Matt 5:17-18, 2 Cor 3:6-18, Heb 10:9 |
| 14 | Demanded righteousness | Gave righteousness | Lk 10:28, Rom 8:1-4, Gal 3:1-29; 5:1-26 |
| 15 | Made nothing perfect | Made perfect (once for all) | Heb 7:19 |
| 16 | Glorious | More glorious | 2 Cor 3 |
| 17 | Powerless to save from sin | Saves to the uttermost | Heb 7:11-28; 8:7-13; 9:9-28; 10:1-18 |
| 18 | Many sacrifices | Only one sacrifice (Jesus - not you!) | Heb 9:26-28; 10:1-2; 10:12 |
| 19 | Changeable priesthood | Priesthood does not change | Heb 7:23-28; 4:14-16, Rom 8:34 |
| 20 | Remembers sins | Forgets sins | Heb 10:3; 8:12 |
| 21 | Has a representative with occasional access to God | Personal and daily access to God | Heb 4:14-16; 7:25; 10:19-20, Eph 2:18 |
| 22 | Had a sinful ministry (even the people administering the covenant still had sin) | Has a sinless ministry | Heb 5:1-4; 7:26-28, 2 Cor 3, 1 John 3:9 |
| 23 | Was given under the Levitical priesthood | Under the present Melchizedek priesthood | Heb 7:11-12; 6:20; 7:11-21; 7:24 |
| 24 | Had an earthly tabernacle service that included animal sacrifices | Has a Heavenly tabernacle service of spiritual sacrifice of salvation | Heb 9:1-10; 4:14-16; 7:25; 8:1-5; 9:11-15 |
| 25 | Had a sinful mediator | Has a sinless mediator | 1 Tim 2:5, Heb 7:26, 1 Pet 2:22 |
| 26 | No eternal inheritance | Has an eternal inheritance | Rom 4:13; 8:17, Heb 9:15, 1 Pet 1 |
| 27 | Ratified by the blood of animals which could never take away sin | Ratified by the blood of Christ | Ex 29:1-8, Heb 9:16-22, Matt 26:28 |
| 28 | A law of works (based on what we did) | A law of grace (based on what He did) | John 1:17, Rom 3:24-31, Gal 3:10-12, Eph 2:8-9 |
| 29 | Brought wrath | Brought salvation from wrath | Rom 4:15; 5:9, Gal 3:13-14 |
| 30 | Could not redeem | Does redeem | Gal 3:10-14, Rom 8:1-4, Eph 1:7, Col 1:14, Heb 7:25 |
| 31 | Could not satisfy God's demands | Did satisfy God's demands | Gal 2:21, Heb 7:22; 8:6; 10:5-18 |
| 32 | Made no provision for doing miracles | Provided for miracles | Gal 3:1-5, 1 John 5:8, John 14:12, Luke 24:49 |
| 33 | Prophecy foretold of the abolishing of the one | Prophecy foretold of the establishing of the other | Isa 51:4, Jer 31:33, Acts 3:22, Heb 8:7-13; 10:4-18, Rom 11:25-29 |
| 34 | Had a fleshly sign of obedience | Does not have a fleshly physical example, but a circumcision of the heart | Act 7:8, Rom 10:25; 4:11, 1 Cor 7:18 |
| 35 | Too weak to overcome sin | Gives victory over sin | Rom 6:1-23; 8:1-4, Eph 2:8-9, 1 John 5:1-18 |
| 36 | Made to be changed | Made to be unchanged - eternal | Heb 7:11-22; 8:5-6; 9:9-10; 10:1-18; Gal 3:19-24, Heb 7:22; 8:6; 10:9; 13:20 |