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Jeremiah 5:19-26
The Isrealites were choosingto forsake the relationship established through the Old Covenant. Why? Because they had a defiant and a rebellious heart! "Revolting" and "departing" indicates a conscious choosing.
How is this fault going to be overcome? By changing the nature of the party making the New Covenant, so that the flaw is removed. In Hebrews 8:10, Paul says that the reason for making the New Covenant is so God's law can be written in the heart.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Eleven)Related Topics: Choosing | Heart is Incurable | Human Mind | Human Nature | Law Written on Our Hearts | New Covenant | Old Covenant | Rebellious Heart
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