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Thursday: The New Covenant Has Solved the Problem of the Heart

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Compare the new covenant promises of Jeremiah 31:33 and Ezekiel 36:26-27. How are they related?

The first covenant document was written by God on tablets of stone and was deposited in the ark of the covenant as an important witness of God’s covenant with His people (Exodus 31:18, Deuteronomy 10:1-4). Documents written in stone, however, could be broken; and scrolls, as Jeremiah had experienced, could be cut up and burned (Jeremiah 36:23).

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But in the new covenant God now will write His law in the hearts of the people. The heart refers to the mind, the organ of memory and understanding (Jeremiah 3:15, Deuteronomy 29:4), and especially to where conscious decisions are made (Jeremiah 3:10, Jeremiah 29:13).

This promise did not simply secure access to and knowledge of the law by everyone. It also, and more importantly, was to bring about a change in the heart of the nation. The problem of Israel was that their sin was engraved “with a pen of iron,” “with a point of diamond … on the tablet of their heart” (Jeremiah 17:1, NKJV). They had a stubborn heart (Jeremiah 13:10, Jeremiah 23:17); therefore, it was impossible for them to do the right thing (Jeremiah 13:23).

Jeremiah did not announce a change of the law, because the problem of Israel was not the law but the heart. God wanted Israel’s faithfulness to be a grateful response to what He had done for them; thus, He gave the Ten Commandments to them with an historical prologue expressing His love and care for them (Exodus 20:1-2). God wanted Israel to obey His laws as an acknowledgment that He wanted the best for them, a truth revealed in their great deliverance from Egypt. Their obedience was to be an expression of gratitude, a manifestation of the reality of their relationship.

The same is true today for us. Jesus’ love and care in dying for us is the prologue of the new covenant (Luke 22:20). True obedience comes from the heart as an expression of love (Matthew 22:34-40). This love is the distinguishing mark of the presence of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer. God pours His love on us through His Spirit (Romans 5:5), which is expressed in love (Galatians 5:22).

If ancient Israel was to love God, even without the understanding of Christ’s death, why shouldn’t we love God even more than they did? How does obedience make manifest the reality of that love?

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8.5 The New Covenant Has Solved the Problem of the Heart – JESUS, THE MEDIATOR OF THE NEW COVENANT | Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A.

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Series THE MESSAGE OF HEBREWS with Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A.

8.JESUS, THE MEDIATOR OF THE NEW COVENANT
It is great to have a mediator in the centre of the universe.

Memory Text: Hebrews 8:6 – 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.

8.5 The New Covenant Has Solved the Problem of the Heart
True obedience comes from the heart as an expression of love .

My God bless you today and always.

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The King’s Kids Celebrates 100 Episodes

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Children’s and Murrieta Hospitals Recognized as Best Hospitals for Maternity Care

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Loma Linda University Medical Center – Murrieta and Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital have been named to U.S. News & World Report’s 2021-22 “Best Hospitals for Maternity” list, highlighting th…… Source: https://adventist.news/en/news/childrens-and-murrieta-hospitals-recognized-as-best-hospitals-for-maternity-care

How the Metaverse Can Be an Opportunity for the Church

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Nutrire la Speranza 03

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Nutrire la speranza. Dallo schermo a un incontro. Serie di conferenze evangelistiche online. Terzo incontro registrato martedì 15 febbraio: Denaro: diario delle emozioni Incontri sui problemi legati alla crisi economica con la Fondazione Adventum e il Dipartimento Gestione Cristiana della Vita (interverranno F. Evangelisti, G. Cupertino, T. Pispisa, D. Amodeo e S. Venuti ). Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvux2PxgF3k

Genesis 34 | Believe His Prophets | Daily Bible Reading Guide 🕊

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"To protect His people, God commanded His children not to associate romantically with the heathen society around them. That way they could avoid compromise and mischief. But Dinah was heedless of these things. First she hung out with the young heathen ladies. But that gave opportunity for one of their popular bachelors to notice her. And he did. And the result was that she was sexually assaulted. This led to the death of her suitor and of all his town! And the effect of this slaughter was that Dinah’s whole family had to pack up all their belongings and move far away where they would not be in danger from a war of revenge. I finished my time as a student at the Institute of East Asia studies a few months ago. Now I am working as a single young lady surrounded by heathen men. I learned that I should be careful in choosing friends. I should listen to God’s word because I can see that one sin will lead to another. Therefore, I want to have a close relationship with God always so that I can hear His voice when He warns me about the danger that faces me. Amen." ❤️ Jump to Daily Bible Reading https://www.revivalandreformation.org/bhp/en/bible/gen/34 Our accounts in other social networks:
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Anti-Vaccination Is Not Our Message

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by Loren Seibold   |  15 February 2022  |   Here is a question that has often puzzled me: why do some people survive in the Adventist Church in spite of their heterodoxy, and others don’t?  Paging back through our history, it’s hard to escape the conclusion that there is far greater latitude for people who are […] Source: https://atoday.org/anti-vaccination-is-not-not-the-adventist-message/

A musical gift

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