Faith & Reason Nexus

Old Covenant

• God made the old covenant with Israel and Judah – Jeremiah 31:31-32
• It was given through Moses – John 1:17
• Old was faulty – Hebrews 8:7
• Blotted out, nailed to His cross – Colossians 2:14
• Dead to the law by the body of Christ – Romans 7:4
• Law severs from Christ – Galatians 5:4
• Old written on stones – Jeremiah 31:31-32
• Old taught after children in God’s family – John 6:44-45
• Old a shadow of things to come – Hebrews 7:11-12

New Covenant

• Made by God and Christ for believers of all nations – Hebrews 8:6-8; Matthew 28:19-20
• It came by Christ – 2 Corinthians 3:6-14; Hebrews 11:2
• Established on better promises – Hebrews 8:6
• All nations made nigh – Ephesians 2:13-16
• Married to Christ – Romans 7:4
• God now speaks to us through Christ’s covenant – Hebrews 1:2
• New law written on the heart – 2 Corinthians 3:3
• New taught before people enter God’s family – John 6:44-45
• God’s completed covenant – the real thing – Hebrews 7:11-12