The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 36:26-27
A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you. The third step in the progress of sanctifying Jehovah's Name (comp. Ezekiel 11:19 , where a similar promise is made, and Ezekiel 18:31 , where the new heart is represented as a thing Israel must make for herself). This antinomy frequently occurs in Scripture, which never shrinks from holding man responsible for the production of that, as e.g. faith, for which he is incompetent without the help of Divine grace.... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 36:26
A new heart. We are here introduced to one of those profound utterances in which the Old Testament anticipates some of the richest truths of the New. The grace here promised was doubtless given in all ages to those who truly repented and sought it. But reading these words in the light of the gospel, we are able to see much more clearly what is their eternal significance. I. THE ESSENCE OF SALVATION IS THE RENEWAL OF THE HEART . The commonest mistake is to ignore... read more