The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 33:8
Forgiveness and cleansing. I. FORGIVENESS AND CLEANSING MUST BE CLOSELY ASSOCIATED . When God pardons he also cleanses. The first justification that treats as righteous by forgiveness is the seed of the second justification that makes righteous. It is often noted that it would be neither just in God nor wholesome for us that sin should be pardoned without the creation of a clean heart. But we should observe further that it would not even be possible for this to happen. For... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 33:8
I will cleanse them, etc. Restored prosperity without spiritual purification would be of no avail; how could it give happiness (comp. Jeremiah 31:34 )? read more