Did the New replace the Old?

Q.Hasn't the New Testament replaced the Old Testament and the Law has no authority over a believer today except for history?

A. This is a common misconception, but a misconception nevertheless. The covenants of G-d don not "replace" other covenants and cause the previous ones to "disappear", as some would believe. The covenants with Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David are still valid. Christianity only tries to make the one with Moses go away because they don't keep it. The Tanach (OT) reveals these covenants. It is the one with Moses that Christian teachers want to dispute. The New Testament writers got in on this argument when it comes to written Scripture.

Paul said "ALL Scripture is inspired by G-d and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; that the man of G-d may be adequate, equipped for every good work" ( 2 Tim 3.16-17). The only scripture that was available at the time Paul wrote that was the Tanach (OT). The term "new" in New Testament does not mean what Christian teachers say it means.

It means "renewed" "refreshing" and comes from the Hebrew word "chadash". A related word is "chodesh" and is used for the term "new moon". Another way of saying this is "born again", which is a Jewish term relating to the New Moon. Now, anybody knows that there is not a brand new moon created every month, but it is "renewed" so time can be marked. In the same way, the New Covenant (testament) is referred to in Jer 31 and it is a renewal/refreshing/born again of the one previously made with Moses.

An amended covenant is another way to look at it.. Jeremiah says that the covenant was made with Judah and Israel because the first covenant was made with them, and they broke it and their sins were under that covenant. You can't renew a covenant with people who did not have the covenant to begin with (Christianity). You can only renew something with someone who had it at the beginning. It's like refinancing a house. You can refinance, but you can't go to someone else whose name isn't on the contract (covenant) and make them fulfill it. It's the same thing with the I-rd. The covenant with Moses (Torah/Law) wasn't the problem, it was the people. So, G-d says he is going to renew the covenant with Israel and Judah, but it is going to be better.

Jeremiah didn't say that Israel would get different commandments, that's what Christianity teaches and it is in conflict with the L-rd. He did say that the same Law (Torah) would be written in a different place. Son, the difference is not in the commandments, but in the place they are written. That is why the word "new" was used. It is renewed/refreshed/born again by G-d in the heart of His people. They will have a "desire " (heart) to want to keep the commandments.

If you don't have a desire to keep the commandments, it might be because they are not written on your heart and you have no genuine born again experience with the L-rd yet. But, the teaching that the "new' testament replaced the "old" testament is not only a lie, but you can't establish it using Hebrew or English words.