Law: Deuteronomic Law Under The New Covenant

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Deuteronomic Law Under the New Covenant
The difference between the Law within the Old Covenant and the Law within the New Covenant is the centrality of the land to both covenants. The Old Covenant was forged with the land at its center. Without the land, the Old Covenant would be missing a crucial aspect of the relationship between the People of God and YHWH. In response to their faithfulness and obedience the people of Israel are given the Promised Land as their inheritance.
“The salvation gift of God in the New Testament is something other than life in a fixed physical environment.” The New Testament is an extension of the Law of the Old but it carries a different emphasis, one that is centered on the spiritual realm instead of the earthly.