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the house of Israel and the house of Judah a new The practical proof that a person has received
covenant“ ... I have given my duty among them, these blessings is in his life: a person in whom
and I have become their God, and they shall God has been active has lived from that other
be my people; for I will forgive their sins. The moment. He tries to be honest, modest, kind
same book called the New Testament is only a and God-fearing.
description of the covenant that Jeremiah refers
to. This is an alliance that was intended first and He seeks the company of those who want to be
foremost for Israel and only later for the nations, like him and therefore he will call one of the
and it is connected to the arrival of the Messiah Messianic communities in Israel. It is not ple-
Because Israel as a people actually failed - ac- asant to say - he will not be perfect, but he will
cording to the Bible - to fulfill its call to become very much want to be like that and therefore
a light and truth, God promised to send someo- will try to use the grace of God to improve.
ne to save the world and change Israel so that it
could fulfill its destiny. Krzysztof’s article inspired me:
1. Christian identity is the result of a direct en-
In fact, he said he would come by himself in the counter with God, conscious or unconscious.
form of that promised messenger. All sorts of This is the effect of personal contact. Christian
promises and hints and descriptions have been identity is the result of a personal encounter in-
made so that this messiah can be identified itiated by Jesus himself, God - Man, and com-
Yeshua ben David filled and filled all the de- pleted by the Holy Spirit. 2. Christian identity is
tails of the descriptions and the promises. He something that is worth a sacrifice of life, and
is the Messiah of Israel, the promised Savior certainly a sacrifice of everyday hedonism. Can
who brings the New Testament to Israel and the the rich post-Christian societies understand
world. this? Their wealth and peace are a great chal-
lenge for faith from this point of view. I am ob-
Whoever enters this covenant - and anyone serving this even in my country, which this year
who turns his sins to God sincerely and asks for was included in highly developed countries on
the forgiveness of sin - will be a partner to this the basis of good economic results.
covenant and will receive blessings that she pro-
mises and which we have already mentioned:
correcting the spoil, mercy, cleaning the dirt,
a new heart. Whoever rejects the grace of God
rejects the only way he can be saved from his
anger.

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