Comparing The Old Testament And 27 Books In The New Testament

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The Bible contains 66 books. There are 39 books in the Old Testament and 27 books in the New Testament. While reading these chapters, there were many differences that stood out to me. The Old Covenant stood as The Laws and was the foundation of the New Covenant and the events that would happen. In the Old Covenant God required The Israelites to act a certain way in order for Him to keep his agreement to them. The New Covenant was God's Graces and your faith in Him.The Old and New Covenants both contain agreements made with God. The Old Covenant came by way of Moses while the New Covenant came by way of Jesus Christ as stated in John 1:17 (Bible, KJV). The Old Covenant was written on stone tablets while the New Covenant would be written in their hearts as stated in Jeremiah 31:33 (Bible, KJV). The Old Covenant used animal sacrifices as a way to repent of sins, in the New Covenant Jesus Christ was the ultimate sacrifice for our sins today. The Old Covenant was fulfilled as stated in Matthew 5:17-18 and Hebrews 8:6, 10:19 says that the New Covenant is in force today (The Christian Truth Center.com,2012-2107). …show more content…
In both, we find all we need to live godly and have eternal life (All About God.com, 2018).

I feel that Christians today believe that the New Covenant supersedes the Old Covenant because the New Covenant offers a new beginning, as it refreshes and restores life. God sent His only son to die for our sins so we wouldn't have too. We could never repay God for the ultimate sacrifice that He made for us.The one thing we can do is follow the laws, and guidelines that He has laid out for us and keep the faith in Him so that we may one day see

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