Was The New Covenant Really Needed?
Why was the Original Covenant found wanting?
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The
Original Covenant was found wanting because... |
Therefore, the New Covenant will provide... |
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It was very time consuming and restrictive | We're free from all those rules! More free time, less restrictive lifestyle |
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It was imperfect - flawed in truth | Corrected, more perfect truth |
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It could not forgive sin | Forgiveness of sin |
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It could not provide eternal life | Eternal life with God |
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It could not provide health, wealth, prosperity | Health, wealth, and prosperity |
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It had no power to allow one to stop sinning, to live a sinless, perfect life | A sinless, holy life |
(Heb 7:11 NIV) If perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on the basis of it the law was given to the people), why was there still need for another priest to come--one in the order of Melchizedek, not in the order of Aaron?
So how come we now have the new covenant but still insist no one can be sinless!