short post Joshua 1

Joshua was commanded to meditate on the book of the law (that Moses wrote). Joshua 1:8. We, in contrast, meditate on God, clearly seen in Jesus, who is God come as a human being. That in a nutshell is the difference in the covenants. The Israelites had a set of laws. That is how they served God. We see Jesus, identify with him and model our lives on his life.

We have a law of love if you will. But we also aspire to righteousness, as Jesus did. Jesus knew no sin. He never sinned. We will never be able to claim that but we aspire to righteousness. But the righteousness we aspire to is a righteousness of the heart, not only of actions. So only God can truly judge how righteous we are. Only God knows our hearts.