When God originally gave the law, it was meant to show right from wrong and to eliminate tribal knowledge from one person to the other. The law was meant to give a clear path to God’s expectations of each person’s life. But even in the law there would always be imperfection. No person can fulfill every aspect and command of the law perfectly. For this reason God provided a new covenant through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ as the perfect atonement for our sins, thus providing the perfection required by God in His eyes. In Hebrews 8:13 it says, By calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear. The “new” covenant is no longer established through a new set of rules, it lives inside of us through the Holy Spirit. God’s desire now turns into something we desire with all our hearts and minds.