As part of the New Covenant, God makes an astounding promise. He declares, “For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more” (Jeremiah 31:34). To forgive is to pardon; it is not holding the wrong someone has done against them. This is what God does for us with our sin—He … Continue reading “I Will Forgive Their Iniquity”
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Mouth vs. Heart
The prophet Jeremiah gives us a captivating picture of the wicked. He says, “you [God] are near in their mouth and far from their heart” (12:2). He is not alone in this assessment. In Isaiah, God describes a people as “honor[ing Him] with their lips, but their hearts are far from [Him]” (29:13). Then, in … Continue reading Mouth vs. Heart