Hebrews 8:12 Meaning and Explanation
“For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.”
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What Does Hebrews 8:12 Mean?
The quotation reaches its climax, and it is mercy. The whole new covenant rests upon this: God will be merciful to their wrongdoing and will remember their sins no more. The inward law and the shared knowledge of God both flow from forgiveness freely given.
To remember sins no more is not forgetfulness but a deliberate choice not to hold them against the forgiven. This is the foundation of all the rest, for a heart can only be made new once its guilt is lifted. Here the reader meets the gospel in a single line. In Christ, God deals with sin so fully that He sets it aside, opening the way to walk with Him unburdened.
Hebrews 8:12 in the Original Language
hileos (ἵλεως), 'merciful' -- favorably disposed, freely showing mercy and pardon.
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What does Hebrews 8:12 mean?
God promises mercy toward their unrighteousness and to remember their sins no more.