How is the New Covenant different from the Old Covenant?
In the old, it had a multitude of rudiments and requirements, The New is based solely upon the work that Christ accomplished-the rudiments and ceremonies have been fulfilled by the work of Christ and done away with.
In the old, we have the ‘blood of bulls and goats, etc. In the New, it is the blood of Christ that was shed. The real lamb that takes away the sin of the world, realized.
In the old, we have the passover meal and it’s rudiments. In the New, we have the Lord’s supper.
In the old, we have circumcision. In the New, we have water baptism.
In the old, we have the sabbath day on the last day of the week. In the New, we have the sabbath day on the first day of the week.
In the old, we have shadows. In the new, we have consummation and revelation.
In the old, we have glimpses of Messiah, in the new, we have the actual reality.
In the old, we have the Holy Spirit is in measure. In the new, we have the Holy Spirit’s fullness. (The Holy Spirit is not a New Testament phenomenon)
In the old, we have the church as a dispersed organism. In the new, it is organized.
In the old, we have a shadowy gospel. In the new, a clear understanding.
In the old, we have bits and pieces of documentation-information and truth were more progressive. In the new, we have the canon.
That which the OT saint had in shadows were in no way a disadvantage in relation to salvation. There is only one gospel and one truth. The ‘Old’ is speaking of works and the New, by grace through faith, in Christ alone.