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Adventistische Schriften über: "What significance do the Old and New Covenants have for the Christian faith?"
Answer
Conditions and Goals of the Two Covenants
»Under the New Covenant, the conditions by which eternal life can be obtained are the same as under the Old—perfect obedience. In the new and better covenant, Christ has fulfilled the law for those who transgress the law when they accept Him in faith as their personal Redeemer... In the better covenant we are cleansed from sin by the blood of Christ... He will place His perfect law, which is "holy, just, and good," into their hearts.«
The Sanctuary as a Connection Between the Covenants
»This sanctuary... is not something that was limited to the old age, but also has its place in the New Covenant. It unites the two great orders of salvation, the Mosaic and the Christian, and reveals their relationship to each other. The ordinances of the Old Covenant were types; the provisions of the New Covenant are their antitypes.«
Difference in the Promises
»What clearly distinguishes the New Covenant... from the covenant with the fathers at Sinai is that it consists entirely of promises given by God Himself, rather than being a pact based on mutual promises. In the Old Covenant, blessings were tied to the people's promise, which relied on its own strength... in the New Covenant everything depends on God's promises, and a mediator is provided. The New Covenant is all the more better than the Old Covenant (the covenant of works) insofar as God's promises are better than human promises.«
The Constancy of God's Law
»Thus the New Covenant is based on the constancy of God's law; it does not abolish this law, but removes sin—the transgression of the law—from the heart and replaces it with God's law. The continuation of each individual command of the moral law therefore underlies the foundation of the New Covenant.«
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