Connect Jeremiah 32:38 with New Testament teachings on God's relationship with believers. Jeremiah’s Promise: God Dwells Among His People • Jeremiah 32:38: “They will be My people, and I will be their God.” • A literal pledge of relationship—God binds Himself to a redeemed people. Covenant Echoes in the New Testament • 2 Corinthians 6:16: “For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: ‘I will dwell with them and walk among them; I will be their God, and they will be My people.’” – Paul quotes Jeremiah, declaring the same promise fulfilled in the church. • Hebrews 8:10: “This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.” – The writer identifies Jeremiah’s words with the better covenant inaugurated by Christ. • Revelation 21:3: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will live with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.” – The promise reaches its visible climax in the new heaven and new earth. Indwelling Presence Through the Holy Spirit • John 14:17, 23: “…He remains with you and will be in you… We will come to him and make Our home with him.” – The Spirit internalizes the Jeremiah promise; God does not merely visit—He resides. • Romans 8:9: “If indeed the Spirit of God lives in you… Christ lives in you.” – Union with Christ by the Spirit confirms believers as God’s people. Identity and Belonging in Christ • Galatians 3:26: “You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.” • 1 Peter 2:9–10: “…a people for God’s own possession… Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people.” – Faith in Jesus transfers the covenant identity to every believer, Jew or Gentile. • Ephesians 2:19: “You are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household.” – The covenant relationship restructures our primary allegiance and community. Today’s Assurance for Every Believer • The same God who spoke through Jeremiah has staked His name on owning and caring for His redeemed. • Because Scripture is literally true, the promise stands unbroken: – God claims us—“My people.” – God commits Himself—“I will be their God.” • Our daily confidence rests not in fluctuating feelings but in an unchanging covenant sealed by Christ’s blood and confirmed by the Spirit’s indwelling presence. |
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