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The Message and the Old Covenant: Difference between revisions

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Paul refers to the Ten Commandments are the "ministry of death" in 2 Corinthians 3:7 and the writer of Hebrews tell us that:
Paul refers to the Ten Commandments are the "ministry of death" in 2 Corinthians 3:7 and the writer of Hebrews tell us that:


:''...by calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Heb 8:13.</ref>
:''...by calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one '''obsolete'''; and '''what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear'''.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Heb 8:13.</ref>


How does an obsolete covenant relate to the new covenant Gentile church?
How does an obsolete covenant relate to the new covenant Gentile church?