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<blockquote data-quote="HereIStand" data-source="post: 66896023" data-attributes="member: 154604"><p>Hope everyone is having a good 2015 so far. It's a bit chilly here this morning, as I'm sure it might be where most of you all are.</p><p></p><p> I wanted to share a few thoughts on Mark Dever's sermon on Jeremiah found in <em>The Message of the Old Testament</em>.</p><p></p><p> The first thought that comes to mind when reading the sermon is the courage that Jeremiah had. He was able to speak the truth, even at the risk of his life. He could do this because he knew that God was speaking through him.</p><p></p><p> Another thought which comes to mind is the certainty of God's judgment. It will come, even though there is injustice all around. And it will come, even those who openly deify God seem content. </p><p></p><p> This contentment on the part of those who are contemptuous of God was difficult for Jeremiah to understand. He asks God quite honestly why the wicked prosper, as Dever notes (p. 600). That's a question we all face. In doing so though, we have to face the more arresting question of why we were placed where we are, with every advantage and opportunity to know Christ. </p><p></p><p> The book of Jeremiah also shows that even amid God's just judgment, he will spare those who remain faithful to him. While the entire city of Jerusalem was destroyed, God saved one person, Ebed-Melech, because of his faithfulness.</p><p></p><p> In concluding the sermon, Dever quotes from Jeremiah 32:37-40. These hopeful verses point to a future time when God's people will have a singleness of heart and action, so that they will always fear God and never turn away from Him. I can't help but think that these verses are pointing to a future time prior to or following Christ's second coming.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HereIStand, post: 66896023, member: 154604"] Hope everyone is having a good 2015 so far. It's a bit chilly here this morning, as I'm sure it might be where most of you all are. I wanted to share a few thoughts on Mark Dever's sermon on Jeremiah found in [I]The Message of the Old Testament[/I]. The first thought that comes to mind when reading the sermon is the courage that Jeremiah had. He was able to speak the truth, even at the risk of his life. He could do this because he knew that God was speaking through him. Another thought which comes to mind is the certainty of God's judgment. It will come, even though there is injustice all around. And it will come, even those who openly deify God seem content. This contentment on the part of those who are contemptuous of God was difficult for Jeremiah to understand. He asks God quite honestly why the wicked prosper, as Dever notes (p. 600). That's a question we all face. In doing so though, we have to face the more arresting question of why we were placed where we are, with every advantage and opportunity to know Christ. The book of Jeremiah also shows that even amid God's just judgment, he will spare those who remain faithful to him. While the entire city of Jerusalem was destroyed, God saved one person, Ebed-Melech, because of his faithfulness. In concluding the sermon, Dever quotes from Jeremiah 32:37-40. These hopeful verses point to a future time when God's people will have a singleness of heart and action, so that they will always fear God and never turn away from Him. I can't help but think that these verses are pointing to a future time prior to or following Christ's second coming. [/QUOTE]
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