What the New Testament says about the Old Covenant

Published October 27, 2010 Originally written by Roger Sapp [emphasis, additions mine]. The Mosaic Covenant of Law is described by the New Testament as: A covenant that has been an unbearable yoke. (Acts 15:10) A covenant that is the ministry of death. (2 Corinthians 3:7) A covenant that is the ministry of condemnation. (2 Corinthians 3:9) A covenant that is weak. (Romans 8:2-3) A covenant that is limited. (Acts 13:39) A covenant that God has found fault with and then created a better, more excellent covenant, enacted on better promises. (Hebrews 8:7-8) A covenant that is obsolete. (Hebrews 8:13, Galatians 3:25, Galatians 5:18) A covenant that is growing old (Greek: senile) (Hebrews 8:13) A covenant that is near vanishing. (Hebrews 8:13) A covenant that is fading away. (2 Corinthians 3:11) A covenant that has no glory in comparison with the New Covenant. (2 Corinthians 3:10) A covenant of law that brings about wrath (Rom 4:15) A covenant of law that Christians are not under. (Romans 6:14, Romans 10:4,Galatians 4:18) A covenant of law that Christians have been delivered from. (Romans 6:6, Romans 7:4,6) A covenant that in allegory is like Hagar the slave. (Galatians 4:24) A covenant from Mount Sinai that creates slaves not sons. (Galatians 4:24) A covenant for those are cast out without inheritance like Hagar and her son. (Galatians 4:3031, Galatians 3:18) A covenant that is only a shadow of good things to come. (Hebrews 10:1,Colossians 2:16-17) A covenant of law that is not of faith. (Galatians 2:11-12, 3:12)

A covenant of law that is fulfilled in the law of love (Romans 13:8, 10, Galatians 5:14) A covenant that curses all who practice the Law who fail to do all the Law. (Galatians 3:10, Galatians 5:3) A covenant of works of the Law that frustrates grace (Galatians 2:21, Galatians 5:4) A covenant in which Jesus cannot be a priest and cannot offer Himself as the Lamb without spot of blemish. (Hebrews 7:13-18) A covenant of law that is weak, useless and makes nothing perfect. (Hebrews 7:18-19) A covenant that functioned in Gods purpose until John the Baptist announced Christ. (Matthew 11:1213, Luke 16:16, Galatians 3:16, 19) A covenant that reveals sin but doesnt fix it. (Romans 3:20) A covenant of law made for the unrighteous but not for the righteous (1 Timothy 1:9-10) A covenant with four times more verses of curses than blessings. (Blessings:Deut. 28:1-13. Curses: Deut. 27:15-26, 28:16-68.) Count them: 13 verses of blessing. 65 verses of curses. (The New Covenant has no curses only blessings.) A covenant without forgiveness for sins or a cure for its curses because it has has no temple standing, no Levitical priesthood functioning, no sacrifices happening according to the Law since 70 AD when the Temple was destroyed by the Roman General Titus. Jesus predicted this destruction in Matthew 24:1-2. He knew that there would be no way to keep the Law as written when He said this but there would be no need to keep it. He established the New Covenant by His life, death and resurrection. The only place you can find grace such as the forgiveness of sins, the gift of righteousness, the gift of eternal life and the gift of the Holy Spirit is in the New Covenant by faith in Jesus Christ. The Law was given through Moses, grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ. (John 1:17)