Don’t Ignore the Lord (Jeremiah 6-7)
God tells us what is good for us and what will hurt us, but will we listen?
1. We need God to correct us (6:1-30)
– We can’t forget to fear God and how He does what is right (1-8)
– People become offended by God’s word so leaders stop teaching it (9-15)
– We can’t expect to disobey God and not experience consequences (16-20)
– It’s God’s job to purify us, which means rejecting our unholiness (21-30)
2. We need to live out repentance (7:1-11)
– We must be careful to trust in the Lord, not in our Christian traditions (1-4)
– Obedience to God looks like rejecting idolatry and caring for others (5-7)
– Asking for God’s forgiveness just to sin again isn’t repentance (8-11)
3. We need to not lie to ourselves (7:12-34)
– We shouldn’t assume God will support our choices no matter what (12-15)
– God’s correction is proportional to where and how we go wrong (16-20)
– We are saved by grace through faith, and faith is obedience to God (21-29)
– We’re tempted to believe the abominations in our lives are not that bad (30-34)
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