The Two Testaments

According to the holy scripture of the New Testament salvation is through faith, in the Old Testament it was to be earned by works and good deeds and keeping the commandments as of Moses, only of which remain as law those of love and of obedience.

Prescribed traditions, holy days  and offerings were kept by priests of the Temple to please God, to praise and pay gratitude and for forgiveness of sin and atonement for the people. It was a harsh law, an eye for an eye the wrath of God merciless, the commandments impossible for sinners to keep.

The Old Testament was fulfilled, completed and by the new one replaced, at that moment when Jesus Christ on the cross said “It is finished”.

It is over, has been come to pass, the offering is complete. The Old Testament has passed there is now a new covenant, the New Testament, the law of love, love of God and love of all brethren and believers as sisters and brothers. The old law says what we may not do, the new law tell us what me must.

Thus is fulfilled as in the prophecies, the Old Testament is done, it is paid for by the greatest sacrifice.

In our place was the offering of the Son, immaculate, the holy lamb of God, meek, innocent, gentle, our mighty God and merciful Saviour and Immanuel, all our hope and our salvation.

On the cross Jesus cried with a great voice: My God, my God, why did you forsake me? The sun became black the curtain of the temple tore in two from the top to the bottom and Jesus called out in a mighty shout: Father into your hands I give my spirit! And said, it is fulfilled, and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

He died, the sacrifice was complete and paid with blood, his love unending and everlasting, the Son's obedience was to the end, to death.