Now the interesting thing here is that Paul turns and warns the Gentiles who had been grafted in against the very same sin committed by their fruitless predecessors. But could not these Gentiles answer Paul in this fashion? “Paul, you misunderstand the nature of the New Covenant. In the New Covenant, all branches always bear fruit. The prophet Jeremiah promised that we would all know the Lord from the least of us to the greatest. Your warning is unnecessary.”