Do Protestant Christians believe the 'new covenant' prophecy in Jeremiah 31 has come true?
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### Introduction
In the Christian New Testament, *The Epistle to the Hebrews* cites Jeremiah 31:33 to inaugurate a "new covenant". Jeremiah 31:33 and it's immediate context reads:
> See, a time is coming—declares GOD—when I will make a new covenant
> with the House of Israel and the House of Judah.
> It will not be like
> the covenant I made with their ancestors, when I took them by the hand
> to lead them out of the land of Egypt, a covenant that they broke,
> though I espoused them—declares GOD.
> But such is the covenant I will
> make with the House of Israel after these days—declares GOD:
> **I will put My *Torah* into their inmost being and inscribe it upon their**
> **hearts. Then I will be their God, and they shall be My people.**
> **No longer will they need to teach one another** and say to one another,
> “Heed GOD”; for all of them, **from the least of them to the greatest**,
> **shall heed Me**—declares GOD. **For I will forgive their iniquities,** **And**
> **remember their sins no more**.
This "new covenant" in Jeremiah appears to involve the following:
- The *Torah* is written on the hearts of Israel and Judah
- Affirmation of Israel and Judah as God's people
- A cessation of needing to teach each other to follow God
- All of Israel and Judah (from the least to the greatest) will follow God
- Forgiveness of their sins
### Question
Do *Sola Scriptura*/Protestant Christians believe that this new covenant has taken effect? Do they believe only parts of the covenant are in effect? If so, which parts?
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Oct 13, 2025, 02:08 PM
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