| Old
covenant (means 'agreement') was in Old
Testament times
(Exodus
20:1-17 and Deuteronomy 5:6-22
list the ten commandments)
(the Old Testament shows
the bestial,
carnal
nature of mankind, the marks of the
ego)
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New covenant (means
'agreement') is in New
Testament times (current)
(the New Testament shows
the spiritual nature in man as he lives in society amongst those still
with the bestial, carnal nature of the ego)
Together the Old Testament
and the New show us the shift in consciousness .
We all learn
by contrasts
God designed contrast into
His plan as can be seen by comparing the old and the new covenants
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| The
old covenant (contained within the Old
Testament part of the Holy Bible) involved
physical
blessings for physical obedience.
God spoke it in their ears
(Deuteronomy 5:1) as it could
not come through their heart:.Deuteronomy
5:29, and.(*).
The Old
Testament laws were added because the people could not regulate themselves
and looked only to themselves. This way, they had God now to look to (a
higher power than themselves) and had rules to regulate physical life:.Galatians
3:19. |
The
new covenant (basically contained within the New
Testament part of the Holy Bible) is a better covenant with better
promises.
It was ratified
in Christ. It involved the heart, the spirit, with things before unavailable:.1John
2:20,27:
Hebrews
8:7-10 "For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should
no place have been sought for the second. For finding fault with them.(Deuteronomy
5:29), he said: Behold, the days
come, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house
of Israel.(the
house of Israel today is a spiritual house, comprised of those with the
higher consciousness of love).and
with the house of Judah; not according to the covenant that I made with
their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out
of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant.(the
old covenant was an external thing based upon one's performance, the people's
righteousness:.Deuteronomy
6:25; the new is based upon Christ's performance, not ours. There was
no peace with God {always a fault to be found} for one under this old covenant).and
I regarded them not, says the Lord.
For this is the covenant that I will make with the
house of Israel after those days, says the Lord; I will put my laws
into their mind and write them in
their hearts and I will be to them a God and they shall be to me a
people."
Hebrews
10:16 "This is the covenant that I will make with them after those
days, says the Lord, I will put my laws into
their hearts and in their minds will I write them." |
| In
Old Testament times God beat us for disobedience:.Leviticus
26:18 "And if you will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I
will punish you seven times more for your sins." |
The new covenant
involved Jesus being beaten so we would
never have to be. |
| In Old Testament times,
God wanted the people to choose Him:.Deuteronomy
5:29; 1Corinthians 10:5. |
In New Testament
times, God chooses. |
Commandment #1:
God had to tell them not
to have any other Gods:.Deuteronomy
5:7; Exodus 20:3. They had a
tendency
to want to align
themselves with many 'gods', some external idol(s) they appreciated, which
gave them comfort. |
No problem with the wrong
God in times of the new covenant. God has aligned with those He has now
called and keeps them stable.(Hebrews
8:10) because He says He'll never leave us:.Hebrews
13:5;
Matthew 28:20.
Problem
here in New Testament times is in the wrong
message about Him. |
Commandment #2:
They had a tendency to drift
from God and want to make things that they could see, feel and touch, as
reminders of the gods they believed were behind such man made creations:.Deuteronomy
5:8-10; Exodus 20:4-6. |
In the new covenant, Christ
will keep us stable (2Thessalonians
3:3; Jude 1:24) as we follow the
guidance from the Holy Spirit inside us. No need to be cautioned about
working on things that represent God, as in the old covenant. We are worked
on by God (Ephesians 2:10;
Hebrews
2:10) in the new covenant. We make contact with God through, prayer,
study
of God's word, meditation (thinking about the spiritual things we have
gained and wish to gain), and using opportunities for His
Spirit of love to flow from us in doing
good unto others. |
Commandment #3:
They were not to take God's
name in vain (as though God was not a reality in their life and something
to be taken lightly). God would hold this guilt against them:.Deuteronomy
5:11; Exodus 20:7. |
No
guilt for those under the new covenant. |
Commandment #4:
They were to remember the
Sabbath Day, a day of rest and to keep it holy; a day to rest, knowing
that it was God who caused this:.Deuteronomy
5:12-15;
Exodus 20:8-11. |
A
different story here. |
