"I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah," Jeremiah 31:31.
Who makes the new covenant? God. Who does he make the new covenant with? Israel and Judah. (It's quite distinct from the former covenant given through Moses and the Law. Which they broke. Over and again. We remember that covenant is done and over with.) So God has not rejected his chosen people. That is, not his remnant leftovers. God builds a new covenant based on his promises to Abraham. Not on the Law. And. The new covenant includes anyone in the nations who fears God. Gentiles, ethnics. All who call upon the name of the Lord!
We get together with a brother or sister today solid in the promises of God. And together we honor God who covenants with anyone calling on the name of Jesus.
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