The Covenants Contrasted  (Two ways of relating to right and wrong)

Old Covenant

1. The requirement is obedience

2. Authoritarian

3.  Enforced by reward and punishment

4.  Rules and laws

5.  For those who don't trust the     wisdom and  goodness  of God.

6.  Wrath and judgment for disobedience

7.  Self-justification

8.  Conditional acceptance

9.  Conscience dominated


10.  Constraint for the need driven life


11.  Authority is arbitrary/positional 

12.  Empowers the conscience

13.  Establishes moral responsibility to restrain evil  and  as  a foundation for insight into grace.
 
14.  Trying to please God by measuring up. 

15.  Focuses on what we should do

16.  Law and order for a theocracy


18.  Obligating

19.  Blessings for obedience

New Covenant

1. The "requirement" is faith

2. A free relationship

3. Inspired by faith and love

4.  Truth and reality

5.  For those who trust God


6. Consequences

7. Justification by grace

8. Unconditional  acceptance

9. Dominated by mercy and understanding

10. Freedom for those  who trust in
God’s provision

11. Authority is intrinsic

12. Places the  conscience under grace

13. Nurturing Guidance for those who  accept their moral responsibility.


 14. Experiencing the grace of God that inspires right actions.

15. Focuses on how we can do it

16. An empowering relationship for the  spiritual

18. Freeing

19. The Blessing of obedience