Comparing The Old Testament And The New Testament

Divided, violent, rebellious are all adjectives that describe the problems and the state of our current nation. Has the country that prides itself on freedom and liberty, lost these key founding principles? Is the United States really united? With all of today’s disputes, riots, and violence it may seem we stray from the ideas held in The Declaration of Independence, do we still realize and believe that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness” ? To fix these many problems and bring our country together in sight of our many differences we need to embrace and apply these unalienable rights to everyone. We need to work toward

The Old Testament and New Testament may be condensed into one book, the Bible, but they hold different bearings on common good and justice. The Old Testament often displays harsher opinions on both, because the outlying purpose is to display God’s wrath and power over sin/sinners. The New Testament shows more of the God we recognize today and a much more positive opinion on common good and justice, because its intention is to show God’s grace and undying love toward everyone including sinners. An example from the Old Testament on justice, “show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot” (Deuteronomy 19). The Old Testament shows that

Most of the participants came with a similar purpose, to eradicate the law that legalized abortions, Roe. V Wade. People from all different backgrounds flooded the nation’s capital: male and female, black and white, straight and gay to support this cause and advocate for the lives of unborn children. “For the first time, the sitting vice president of the United States took part, brought the best wishes of the president and delivered a speech pledging the new administration’s commitment to the cause…[this was] the strongest evidence imaginable of the sense of optimism and renewed energy that surround the pro-life movement…marches for life[were] held across the country”. The annual march had an estimated half million participants and sharing this year’s theme “The Power of One.” This theme encourages everyone to come together despite their differences to support a similar cause. Some of the people like men don’t even have the ability to physically carry a child so the issue doesn’t directly impact them, but they are still out their supporting their beliefs. The March for Life is a great example of solidarity, people coming together in unity to back up a common belief. This event seeks to bring justice and support the common good. Justice is fairness in protecting and assigning equal human rights to all people. The common good is the collective conditions, which