One you become a constant reader of the word. You will be quick to note that, the former Testament was actually written to the children of Israelites when they were in the wilderness. However, the current testament was written after the death of Christ and mostly is laws are directed to the current generations. It teaches every Christian about the best Christian values that everyone should embrace. It also reminds Christians to embrace one another as Christians regardless of the tribe, social status and political affiliations.
As you continue reading the book of law, you will realize that the most legend in the former testament was Moses. He led the children of Israel from the hands of Egyptian to the land of Canaan. However, He is known to be a man of temper as he destroyed the 10 commandments, which he was, gives by God at Mount Sinai.
Most people however associate the former agreement with numerous deaths and killings. This did happen a lot especially when people messed with the laws delivered by Moses to them. People had to take care and avoid making mistakes in life that would lead up to them breaking the law. The current agreement however is full of promises of life. This can be attributed to the forgiving nature of Jesus who died for the sake of all humanity.
From some point of view, you may classify the former agreement as one that left imperfection among men. This was probably due to the wrong things that they would commit and remain unconsecrated. You do not find this in the current agreement since the blood of Christ washes all sins away and perfects the weaknesses and ways of men. Christ does not send impure people away, but sanctifies them with his precious blood.
If you are observant, you will note that in the former testament, the society had many imperfect laws that was not fair to people. People used to suffer under cruel leadership and bad governance. But in the current book we see Christ Jesus coming to turn things up. He advocated that all people are the same in the eyes of God and therefore, everyone is supports to be treated fairly. He also reminds people to love one another.
Another amazing contrast between the two forms of covenants is their determination of human life. The former agreement pointed out that you could live by the works that you do. This means that you could access heaven through works. This changed with the coming of the current promise since you could now access heaven through faith. This shows that faith replaced works in a way, although works are still imperative.
Both the books emphasizes on the importance of having faith as a Christian. They direct that faith believes something you have not seen. When the life problems assail and you feel like giving up, you should cling on to faith because only when you will experience the saving power of God
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