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Post by Josh on Mar 9, 2009 16:23:39 GMT -8
Post your comments, questions, and discussion starters on Hebrews Chapter 8 as replies to this post.
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Post by Josh on Mar 13, 2009 20:20:24 GMT -8
So, Hebrews 8 focuses in on a great Old Testament prophecy from the book of Jeremiah, chapter 31:
"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. 9It 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. 10This 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. 11No 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. 12For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more."
The bolded part describes the relationship we have with God now, because of Jesus' death and resurrection and the setting up of His kingdom.
So, a question, does this accurately describe your spiritual experience? If so, in which ways? Which details might seem beyond your experience of your faith so far?
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Post by Josh on Mar 14, 2009 11:08:58 GMT -8
because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest.
This part I have some trouble with to be honest. I mean, is there really that much of a difference between the old and new covenants in regard to this? Among Christians are there many who don't really know Christ well?
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