The Unwasted Life

Old Covenant

Exodus 19:5 (Law).

• Based on works.
• Could be broken.
• Did not give life.
• Written on stone.
• External.
• Legal (Do This…I Will Do).
• Fear-overriding emotion.
• No power.

New Covenant

Jeremiah 31; Hebrews 8; Romans 9; Luke 22.

• Not dependent on written law.
• Intimate knowledge, fellowship, forgiveness, peace.
• Gives eternal life.
• Written on hearts.
• Internal.
• Unilateral.
• Love-overriding emotion.
• Holy Spirit.

The goal of both covenants is: “I will be their God and they will be my people.”

The Church’s participation in the new Covenant is based on Romans 9:30, Romans 11, and Hebrews 8-10. Though Israel rejected God (Matthew 22, Luke 14:15), in the end Israel will ratify its covenant with Him.

This material comes from Discovering Intimacy with God.