Law, Covenant, & Testament 3

What is a testament?

Answer - Will, desire, or the details that capture the qualities of someone or something.

See Hebrews 9:16-17.

What is the old testament?

Answer: The old testament sealed the old covenant by sacrificial offerings.
See Hebrews 9:18-24.

What is the new testament?
Answer: The new testament sealed the new covenant by Jesus' sacrificial offering.
See Mark 14:24; Hebrews 9:28,18-24.

Are those who are under the both testaments connected in Christ?
Answer: Yes.
See Hebrews 9:15.

Conclusion - Law, Covenant, and Testament (parts 1-3)

2 types of laws were changed after Jesus death & resurrection:

Laws that penalized us (i.e. sin offerings). See Deuteronomy 31:26; Colossians 2:14.

Laws that foreshadowed Christ (i.e. Sanctuary items). See Hebrews 9:1-15; Luke 24:44-46.

So, God wants us to obey Him in all things (by faith).

Law, Covenant, & Testament 2

What's a covenant?
Answer - an agreement; committment.

What's the old covenant?
Answer - The agreement in which people commit to obey God by their "own works".  This overlooks how God empowers "obedience by faith" (aka righteousness).
See Exodus 19:3-8.

What's the new covenant?

Answer - The new agreement by which people get God to work in them & through them by faith. Meaning, God empowers their "obedience by faith" (aka righteousness).
See Hebrews 8:6-10.

Law, Covenant, & Testament

What gives us salvation?
Answer - God's power by faith. See 1 Peter 1:5; Romans 1:16.


What is the new law?
Answer - The law of faith. See Romans 3:27; Galatians 2:20; 1 Thessalonians 5:24.

What is the old law?

Answer - The law of works. See Leviticus 18:5; Galatians 3:12; Romans 10:5.

* Note: Works = "do", meaning trying to obey without the God's power by faith.

Does "the law of faith" exclude commandment keeping?

Answer - No. See Romans 3:31; 16:25-26; 1 Timothy 1:5-9.