I Will – The New Convenant

“The time is coming, declares the Lord,
      when I will make a new covenant
   with the house of Israel
      and with the house of Judah.

It will not be like the covenant
      I made with their forefathers
   when I took them by the hand
      to lead them out of Egypt,
   because they did not remain faithful to my covenant,
      and I turned away from them, declares the Lord.

This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel
      after that time, declares the Lord. 

I will put my laws in their minds
      and write them on their hearts. 

I will be their God,
      and they will be my people.

No longer will a man teach his neighbor,
      or a man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’
   because they will all know me,
      from the least of them to the greatest.

For I will forgive their wickedness
      and will remember their sins no more.”   Hebrews 8:8-13

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At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.

But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and arguments and quarrels about the law, because these are unprofitable and useless.   Titus 3:3-9