New Covenant vs Old Covenant preaching

a)      Old Covenant preaching focuses on rules, and is characterized by

i)        An assumption that what people primarily need to change their attitudes and behavior patterns is KNOWLEDGE (of what is good and what is correspondingly bad)

ii)       An emphasis on EXTERNAL behavior

iii)     CONDEMNATION as the motivation for change

b)      New Covenant preaching focuses on the cross, and is characterized by

i)        A realization that knowledge (of the moral values) alone provides no power to change one’s attitudes or behaviors

ii)       An emphasis on INTERNAL attitudes or heart conditions

iii)     A love RELATIONSHIP with Yahweh and with others of his children as the driving motivation of change in attitudes and behavior patterns

which relationship is based on the non-condemnation and, in fact, ACCEPTANCE by God and the community of believers, experienced by the person who depends on Jesus’ sacrificial cross death