Lesson Four

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NEW
TESTAMENT AND THE OLD TESTAMENT,
THE APOCRYPHA, THE FALSE REVELATIONS, AND THE TRANSLATIONS

Scripture Reading

Heb. 6:13, 17; Gal. 3:15-17; Rom. 6:14; Gal. 3:22-26;
Heb. 8:13, 6; John 1:17; Heb. 9:22; Gal. 3:10, 12;
Deut. 4:1; Jer. 31:31-34; Heb. 7:16; 13:20; 1 John 1:7;
Rom. 11:6; John 3:15; Rev. 22:18-19

Outline

1. The difference between the new testament and the old testament
   1. The new testament and the old testament—the two covenants God made with man
      1. The old testament—a covenant which was added and abolished
         1. Ordained in the hand of Moses
         2. Dedicated with the blood of bulls and goats
         3. Based upon the law, which cannot give life, as its condition
         4. Requiring man only to work, not to believe
         5. Applying only to the Old Testament age
      2. The new testament—a covenant which is better and eternal
         1. Accomplished by Jesus Christ
         2. Established with the blood of Jesus, the Son of God
         3. Based upon grace, which gives life, as its condition
         4. Requiring man only to believe, not to work
         5. Applying to the New Testament age and eternity
2. The Apocrypha
   1. Not being in the Bible in the beginning
      1. The proof of Josephus
      2. The proof of Cyril
      3. The proof of the Lord Jesus and the apostles
   2. Having been added into the Vatican manuscript
   3. The recognition by the Roman Catholic Church
3. Some false revelations
   1. The Koran of Islam
   2. The Book of Mormon
   3. The “Bible” of the Jehovah’s Witnesses
4. The translations of the Bible
   1. The Septuagint Version
   2. The Vulgate Version
   3. The Authorized (King James) Version
   4. The Revised Version
   5. The American Standard Version
   6. Many other versions
   7. Paraphrased versions of the Bible
   8. The Recovery Versions of the New Testament
      1. Accuracy
      2. Readability
      3. Outlines
      4. Footnotes
      5. References
      6. Life-study messages of the New Testament