Old Testament’s 1st Covenant Versus New Testament’s 2nd Covenant 旧约的第一约与新约的第二约

Hebrews 8:7 reads: “For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another. ”

“ … The first covenant was given by God to the people of God. It was a good Righteousness of Law and contained many blessings for any who could keep its statutes - but it had a weakness. The Old Covenant could only instruct a sinner in righteousness, convict him of sin, point out his need for forgiveness. It was unable to make fallen man righteous and it could only condemn him of his sinfulness. But in His grace, God promised a new covenant to the people of Israel: for if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. And in His grace God has made us ministers of the new covenant; not of the letter, but of the Spirit that leads us to His son Jesus and believe in him as our savior who gives us life with righteousness and hope ...”

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希伯来书 8:7 节读：“因为如果第一个约没有任何问题，那前约若没有瑕疵，就无处寻求後约了。… ”

“ … 第一个约是神赐给祂的子民的。这是一部很好有公义的律法，对任何能够遵守它的人都有很多祝福，但它有一个弱点。旧约只能教导一个罪人要行在公义里，使他认出有罪，指出他需要宽恕。旧约不能使堕落的人成为义，只能谴责他的罪孽。但在神的恩典中，祂应许给以色列人一个新的盟约：如果第一个盟约是完美的，那么第二个盟约就没有立足之地了。在祂给的恩典之中，神使我们成为新约的仆人；不是出于字句，而是从圣灵将我们引向神的儿子耶稣，祂是我们的救主，信靠耶稣得称义，赐予我们生命和希望 … ”

(引用自：Quoted from “What Does Hebrews 8:7 Mean?” | dailyverse.knowing-jesus)

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