In June 1919, Germany...
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In June 1919, Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles formally ending World War I. But in March 1935, Adolf Hitler repudiated the treaty and geared up for war. In October 1938, Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia, and France broke its promise to protect that country. France then signed a friendship pact with Germany in December 1938, but had to surrender in 1940 when Germany attacked. Germany signed peace treaties with Denmark, Estonia, and Latvia in 1939, only to begin invading those countries later that same year. In August 1939, Hitler and Stalin signed a non-aggression treaty between Russia and Germany. But Hitler broke it in 1941 with the invasion of Russia. In 1963, Russia and the United States signed the first nuclear test ban treaty and in 1972 the first SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) treaty took affect. Whether these treaties were kept by Russia is debatable. The whole history of the world is one of treaties that have been broken.
Through his once-for-all sacrifice, Jesus fulfilled a covenant made by God through Jeremiah 600 years earlier. Because of Jesus' offering himself on the cross, we now have direct access to our heavenly Father and all that he promises. Just as he will never break the new promise of forgiveness of all our sins, so we should remain faithful to him unto the end.
