"For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:" (Hebrews 8:8 KJV)
""Come to me with your ears wide open. Listen, and you will find life. I will make an everlasting covenant with you all the unfailing love I promised to David. See how I used him to display my power among the peoples. I made him a leader among the peoples. I made him a leader among the nations. You also will command nations you do not know, and peoples unknown to you will come running to obey, because I, the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, have made you glorious."" (Isaiah 55:3-5 NLT)
Again, let me repeat myself, as I have several times already: We, the Church, are a mirror image of Israel and all of their comings and goings! In other words, what we see throughout the Scriptures that show them following the LORD, following their flesh, being corrected by the LORD, turning back to Him, and then repeating it all over again; these things are basically a reflection of the Normal Christian Life!
Maybe you don't mess up as much as they did, but you must understand something abundantly clear: God judges our hearts, more than He judges our actions! Just think about it, without trying to ignore any of the wrong thoughts you might have had towards anyone; and see if you don't fail the test. We are all sinners, tried and true, there is no getting around it; but we have been saved by God's grace, meaning that we have not deserved the wonderful grace He has given us!
I really don't know how else to explain this, but God has put it upon Himself, the sinfulness of us all! We don't deserve it, but we surely did need it! Only by His grace are we saved...
"For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and said, "This is my body, which is given for you. Do this to remember me." In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant between God and his people - an agreement confirmed by my blood. Do this to remember me as often as you drink it." For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord's death until he comes again." (1 Corinthians 11:23-27 NLT)
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