condition of hearty obedience; obedience was stipulated as a condition, but not promised. But in the new covenant, this hearty obedience is promised.”14 Third, the New Covenant promised possession. God’s people would have a claim on God, and he would have a claim on them: “I will be their God, and they will be my people” (31:33b). God’s people would no longer be their own. They would belong to God, and God would belong to them. The promise of belonging to God in a mutual love relationship is among
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