"At the death of Jesus Christ he ushered in a brand New Covenant. At the Last Supper he announced that the time was at hand. But why do we have a New Covenant? Wasn't the Old Covenant good enough? "But as it is, Christ has obtained a ministry that is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises. For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion to look for a second." Hebrews 8:6-7 * John's writings say that he is writing to his "little children". What is this referring to? * Did Jesus die spiritually on the cross?