February 14, 2012 – Hebrews 8:7 - 9:28

Many want to use language like this to say that the Old Covenant is meaningless. Christ never said that. He says I have not come to abolish the Law, but fulfill it. Obsolete does not mean meaningless. When looking at science, disproven theories are not seen as meaningless. Aristotle, Galileo, Einstein. We learn from and build on what is newly revealed.

New covenant, but it is the same God. It is logical that there would be similarities. There must be a reason to the Old Covenant. It is a guide to understanding the new.

I heard a video talk that talked about there being no Communion without Sacrifice. We see that this is understood in the Moses Law. There could be no communion with God without Sacrifice. Christ sacrifice allowed that communion. It is different because it is purer than Moses sacrifice, it was God sacrificing Himself. But it is foreshadowed and developed in the Sacrifice of Moses and the Law.