2 Chronicles 7:14:
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Notes on 2 Chronicles 7:14:
This verse was typical of God’s dealing with man under the Old Covenant, and we can see that when man sought the Lord, the Lord was there to provide healing.
This verse does not apply today, for at least two reasons.
First, this is the THEN part of an IF-THEN statement that started with 2 Chronicles 7:13. IF God sent droughts, locusts and plagues on the land, this was the remedy. Because God does not send droughts, locusts and plagues today, this remedy does not apply. There is no use for the THEN part of an IF-THEN statement where the IF part can never be true anymore.
Second, our sins are forgiven because of the blood of Jesus. Because we who are part of “God’s people, which are called by His name” in the New Testament are ALREADY forgiven, there is no need to do anything for our sins to be forgiven. God already sent Jesus to forgive our sins.
Many wrong doctrines come from trying to operate under the Old Covenant when we are under the New Covenant. When we do that, we make things a lot harder than they should be.
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