God's Promises in Deuteronomy V

 In Deuteronomy 30:14-20, God informed the Israelites that His Word and His goodness and life were in their hearts. God spoke about the image of God that He had created them to be. But God also informed them that they had a choice. They could choose death and evil. God meant that His life and goodness were in them, but also death and evil were inside of every one of them. Genesis 1:27; Genesis 2:17 (KJB).

In order to choose goodness and life, one must love God and obey all of His commandments and statutes. One must possess a fervent desire to do good and stay out of sin, but one must also possess a heartfelt desire to be wholly dependent on God for forgiveness of sins whenever one inevitably sins. The presence of spiritual death and evil inside of every human will inevitably cause every person to sin. Romans 3:23 (KJB). To be dependent on God means to have faith in His Love and mercy that He will always cleanse and forgive confessed sins, and He will give that repentant person a greater desire to do good and stay out of sin. God gave the Israelites His Ten Commandments for them to obey, but he also commanded them to demonstrate their dependence on Him by making a sin offering or a burnt offering or both to show their faith in His mercy and forgiveness whenever their spiritual death would cause them to sin or do evil. God's people are those who are grateful for every gift that He gives them, for the gift of goodness and life that He creates them to be, and for the gift of faith in His mercy and forgiveness whenever they inevitably sin and fail to do good. John 3:27; Romans 11:29 (KJB). Romans 11:29 means that God never takes back anything He has ever given. This fact can only mean that God will, over time and in the end of the world, recover and recreate all of His goodness and faith that He has put into every human that He ever creates. Revelation 21:5; John 5:24; Revelation 5:11-14 (KJB).

God also warned the Israelites that they would give up their dependence on Him and turn to other gods to worship. People worship idols because they think that they will give them prosperity and health. They reject God and turn to the worship of death and evil. Anything that people depend on to give them what they want is a god to them. Some depend on the love of money, some on power over others, some on political philosophies, and some on the government to give them what they want and need. But only God can give humans what they want and need which is life and goodness. John 3:27 (KJB).

God warned the Israelites that if they turned to worship other gods then they would "perish," and they would "not prolong their days upon the land." They would not remain very long in the goodness and enjoyment of life that God gave them. The word "perish" in the Hebrew does not mean to be utterly destroyed. It means "to wander away" or to "lose oneself." One who wanders away can find their way back to where they were. This word "perish" is similar to the word "perish" in John 3:16. The Greek word "perish" means "to destroy in physical death." But physical death does not destroy life. Life continues after death. The life that continues after death can be recovered by God. John 11:25; Revelation 5:11-14 (KJB). In the end of the world, Christ will appear to all living humans on the earth and confined to the regions of death, and He will cause them all to repent and return to faith in Him so that He can recover their lives that He created and loves for Him to recreate them to live forever on His new earth. Revelation 5:11-14; Revelation 20:5; Revelation 21:1-5 (KJB).