| No. |
Before Jesus |
After Jesus |
| 1 |
God's law was only written down. You had to read and obey it perfectly (2 Corinthians 3:3-7) |
God's law is written on our hearts and the Holy Spirit helps us to remember and obey (Jeremiah 31:33) |
| 2 |
To have your sins forgiven, you had to offer sacrifices (Hebrews 9:16-22) |
Jesus' death forgave us of our sins once and for all (Matthew 26:28, Hebrews 10:1) |
| 3 |
A person was the High Priest (spiritual leader) (Exodus 30:30) |
Jesus is the High Priest (Hebrews 8:1-2) |
| 4 |
A person had access to God through the priests |
All believers have direct access to God |
| 5 |
Obedience brought health and wealth in this life (for example, Malachi 3:10) |
Obedience may bring persecution and will bring eternal life and treasures in heaven (Mark 10:30) |
| 6 |
A relationship with God was only for Israel (Deuteronomy 4:7-8, 5:3) |
Anyone can have a relationship with God (Luke 22:20, Mark 14:2) |
| 7 |
Only a few people had the Holy Spirit's guidance (for example, 1 Samuel 19:20) |
Every believer has the Holy Spirit's guidance (Romans 8:9, 8:26-27) |
| 8 |
The written law was unable to make us perfect or save us from God's wrath because no one could follow it perfectly (Hebrews 7:19, 9:4, 10:4) |
Jesus' death for our sins and the Holy Spirit's help together give us the power to be perfect in God's sight (Hebrews 7:19, 7:25, Romans 8:1-4) |
| 9 |
The written law made us aware of how sinful we were (Romans 7:7-8) |
Jesus' resurrection destroyed the power of the sinful nature over us (Romans 7:21-25) |
