Posted on 03/05/2021 8:56:42 AM PST by JAG 5000
Jeremiah Chapter 7
They were dealing with each other unjustly Jeremiah 7:5
They were oppressing foreigners Jeremiah 7:6
They were oppressing the fatherless {orphans} and widows {the defenseless} Jeremiah 7:6
They were killing innocent people Jeremiah 7: 6
They were stealing, murdering, committing adultery and committing perjury in the courts. Jeremiah 7:9
God spoke to them again and again and told them to stop doing all these sins, but they refused to listen to Him and they kept on murdering innocent people. Jeremiah 7:13
They were stiff-necked and would not listen and obey the Lord -- they refused to respond o His correction. Jeremiah 7:24-28
They even murdered their own children by burning them in fire as sacrifices to their blood-thirsty false gods. Jeremiah 7:30-31
God spoke to them repeatedly and told them to stop murdering innocent people, and to stop stealing, and to stop oppressing widows and orphans and to stop murdering their children by offering them in the fires as sacrifices to their false blood-thirsty gods -- but they de facto told God, "No we will NOT stop murdering innocent people." See all of Jeremiah chapter 7
So?
So God destroyed them and gave their dead bodies to the birds of the air and they became meals for the vultures -- "food for the birds" Jeremiah 7:32-33
Concluding Remarks: No human is forced to choose wrongly and thereby bring destruction upon themselves. God gave us free will and we can choose to listen to Him and obey His commands. He knows what is best for us and He has made a way for us to say no to destructive sin and wrong doing.
The Lord Jesus opened our path to forgiveness and peace with God by His death on the Cross. He purchased our salvation by shedding His blood on Calvary. His death and Resurrection created a New Covenant {a New Testament} between God and humanity.
"Whoever hears my word and believes Him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life." John 5:24
"Therefore being justified by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" Romans 5:1
You too, today, can find peace with God , , , ,
"To all who did receive Him, who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God." John 1:12
If you do not know the Lord Jesus as your savior, simply pray this simple prayer from the heart:
"Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner, and I ask for Your forgiveness. I believe You died for my sins and rose from the dead. I turn from my sins and invite You to come into my heart and life. I want to trust and follow You as my Lord and Savior. In Your Name. Amen."
JAG
“Will I read them and think about what they mean? Maybe later.”
You asked for scripture.
“You’re awfully windy.”
You’re judging me again. I thought you were against judging people.
Jesus was God. He said He did not come to judge.
We are to follow in His footsteps. Sometimes we fail to do that.
“Who are you to citicize another person’s servant?” Romans 14:4
“We are to follow in His footsteps. Sometimes we fail to do that.”
Okay. So NOW you are also bringing up the issue of sin.
I thought you said that was not your (or our) job.
Just double-checked. Yep. That’s what you said in posts #5 and #75.
The whole debate was over whether we are supposed to bring up the issue of sin and your claim that this is NOT our job, and also how doing so supposedly violates the command about judging. But now you’ve done both.
See. Your position is untenable.
(Not to mention that it contradicts the numerous scriptures I’ve cited that you MIGHT get around to reading when you’ve finished things more important to you than scripture, like clipping your toenails. Your words. Not mine.)
For reference, David was a man.
You didn’t answer either question. Or, maybe you did.
Very sad to hear you don’t believe all of scripture to be God’s Word, breathed out by God. Not much more I can say. That is the work of the Holy Spirit.
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