8:6 Why is the New Testament better than the old?
8:6 Why is the New Testament better than the old?
The New Testament is superior to the old and replaces it because the Old Testament was faulty (CP V7-13).
The Old Testament was only ever intended to be temporary (CP Jer 31:31-34). This proves that God always intended to replace the Old Testament with the new. The Old Testament could not save anyone. It could only point to the Saviour, Jesus (CP Ga 3:16-24 with Jn 1:17; Ac 13:39; Ro 10:4; He 7:19-22).
Everyone who gets saved under the old covenant is saved through the sacrificial blood of Jesus under the new covenant, not by the sacrificial blood of the animals under the old covenant (CP Ac 17:30-31; Ro 3:24-26; He 9:15; 1Jn 2:2).
See also comments on Ro 10:4, He 4:14-16, 7:25, 8:1-2, 9:1-10.