COMMENTARY

Lesson 1: Jeremiah 31:31-34
God will establish a new covenant with his people, not written on parchment or etched in stone, but written on the human heart. God will bestow not only the desire but the power to do his will. This new covenant will be intrinsic rather than external. It will also be inclusive rather than exclusive, not just reserved for the righteous few (v. 34).

Lesson 2: Romans 3:19-28
No person will be accounted righteous by keeping the law of God. He who breaks part of it is guilty of all. The good news proclaims that the righteousness of God is available to all people as a gift of grace. This righteousness becomes possible through Christ's atoning sacrifice. Through faith we are accounted righteous and, thus, acceptable to God.

Gospel: John 8:31-36
Jesus t…