WE HAVE A BETTER COVENANT BECAUSE THE new covenant sets you free

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  • The old covenant enslaves while the new covenant sets you free

“Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." (John 8:32 NIV)

“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” (John 8:36 NIV)

“So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law.”

(Gal 5:1 NLT)

  • The old covenant leaves man imperfect while the new covenant leaves man perfect

“For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.”  (Heb. 7:19 KJV)

  • The old covenant exposes sin while the new covenant covers sin

“Why, then, was the law given? It was given alongside the promise to show people their sins. But the law was designed to last only until the coming of the child who was promised...” (Gal 3:19 NLT)

“Abraham was, humanly speaking, the founder of our Jewish nation. What did he discover about being made right with God? If his good deeds had made him acceptable to God, he would have had something to boast about. But that was not God’s way. For the Scriptures tell us, “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.” When people work, their wages are not a gift, but something they have earned. But people are counted as righteous, not because of their work, but because of their faith in God who forgives sinners. David also spoke of this when he described the happiness of those who are declared righteous without working for it: “Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sins are put out of sight. Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of sin.” (Rom. 4:1-8 NLT)

Mike FrenchBible Promises