What is the meaning of Hebrews 8:12? For - The word “For” ties Hebrews 8:12 to the whole New Covenant promise described just before (Hebrews 8:10-11). - God Himself is giving the reason we can trust this covenant: He is acting on our behalf. - Cross reference: “For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant” (Hebrews 9:15). The grounding is not in our performance but in God’s initiative. I will forgive their iniquities - God’s pledge is personal: “I will.” The action originates with Him, underscoring grace rather than human merit (Ephesians 2:8-9). - Forgiveness here covers “iniquities”—the crooked, willful violations that stain conscience and break fellowship. • Colossians 2:13-14 shows how the record of debt is canceled at the cross. • Ephesians 1:7 highlights that “in Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses.” - In the wider context, Hebrews points to Jesus’ once-for-all sacrifice (Hebrews 7:27; 10:12). God’s forgiveness is complete because Jesus fully paid the price. and will remember their sins no more - God’s “forgetting” is not amnesia but a deliberate choice never to bring the matter up again in judgment. • Psalm 103:12: “As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.” • Isaiah 43:25: “I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.” • Micah 7:19: “You will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.” - Practically, this means: • No lingering guilt for sins confessed and forgiven (1 John 1:9). • Bold access to God’s presence (Hebrews 4:16). • Freedom to live in joyful obedience, motivated by gratitude rather than fear (Romans 8:1-4). summary Hebrews 8:12 guarantees that in the New Covenant God Himself wipes out every trace of our wrongdoing and chooses never to revisit it. Because forgiveness rests on Christ’s finished work, believers stand cleansed, uncondemned, and welcomed into unhindered fellowship with Him. |
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