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Jeremiah chapter 3 verses 12 and 13.

Go and proclaim these words toward the north and say,

return faithless Israel to God. proclaim these words toward the north and say,

Return, faithless Israel, declares the Lord.

I will not look on you in anger,

for I am merciful, declares the Lord.

I will not be angry forever.

Only acknowledge your guilt that you rebelled against the Lord your God

and scattered your favors among foreigners under every green tree and that you have not obeyed my voice,

declares the Lord. Do you hear the heart of God in those words?

For his people, for all people that we see all over scripture,

he is just and holy, he hates sin and all of its effects and yet he looks upon sinful people

not in anger but with mercy I am merciful declares the Lord only acknowledge

your guilt that you rebelled against the Lord your God.

This is the avenue through which we experience the mercy of God.

Acknowledgement of guilt and sin, confession of our need for his mercy.

This is obviously the essence of salvation from sin starts with confession of sin and continues in the Christian life as we are being saved from sin.

Obviously we know all who trusted in Jesus'

Savior and Lord of our life

that he has paid the ultimate price of sin for us death

that we don't have to fear death because we know we have eternal life through

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