Under the old covenant, what did the people promise?

Answer

To keep the law of God in their own strength.

How had Christ's teaching by parables been foretold?
To what are the wife and children of the man who fears the Lord likened?
What will be the fate of the one who curseth his father or his mother?
How did Christ estimate the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees?
How perfect does Christ tell us to be?
Who else appeared on this occasion?
How may we obtain eternal life?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle