https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/See-If-You-Can-Find-a-Man.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\tText: Jeremiah 5:1-13<\/p>\n
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I. The last days of the southern kingdom of Judah<\/p>\n
A. The people had become very corrupt – Jeremiah 5:20-23<\/p>\n
B. God purposed to severely punish His people – Jeremiah 5:26-31<\/p>\n
II. But there is one hope – Jeremiah 5:1<\/p>\n
A. Jeremiah is told to run through Jerusalem and find a man<\/p>\n
1. A man who deals justly<\/p>\n
a. Performs deeds of righteousness with equity<\/p>\n
b. Impartial and treats others with dignity<\/p>\n
2. A man who looks for the truth<\/p>\n a. Not just a truthful man, but one who diligently looks until he finds\nthe truth.\n
b. A man who looks for truth and then puts it into practice<\/p>\n
B. If Jeremiah can find such a man, God will forego the punishment<\/p>\n
1. Just one, solitary person!<\/p>\n
III. Sadly, Jeremiah couldn’t find such a man – Jeremiah 5:2-11<\/p>\n
A. They take oaths by God, yet they lie – Jeremiah 5:2<\/p>\n
B. They refuse to even acknowledge that the Lord is punishing them – Jeremiah 5:3<\/p>\n
1. Let alone learn and return to God<\/p>\n
C. Their leaders have “freed” themselves from God – Jeremiah 5:5<\/p>\n
D. They have gone into frivolous sex – Jeremiah 5:8<\/p>\n
IV. Lessons to be learned<\/p>\n
A. God’s own people can fall away.<\/p>\n
1. God’s protection doesn’t mean we are saved from ourselves<\/p>\n
2. I Corinthians 9:27 – Even Paul had the potential of being disqualified<\/p>\n 3. I Corinthians 10:1-12 – Proof that Christians must be watchful is found in\nthe lives of the Israelites\n
4. Romans 8:12-13 – If you live according to the flesh, you will die.<\/p>\n
5. II Peter 2:18-22 – Worse off knowing the truth and then departing from it.<\/p>\n
B. God is just in punishing the disobedient<\/p>\n
1. God is not just a God of Love; He is also a God of Justice – Romans 11:22<\/p>\n 2. Look at Daniel’s prayer concerning the punishment that Jeremiah tried to\nhold off – Daniel 9:9-14. God was righteous in destroying Jerusalem.\n
3. God will repay all wrong – Romans 12:19<\/p>\n 4. Vengeance comes in this world, but ultimately at the second coming – II\nThessalonians 1:4-8\n
C. Absolute truth does exist and is attainable<\/p>\n
1. John 8:31-32 – If we abide in Christ’s words, we will know the truth.<\/p>\n
2. John 17:17 – God’s word is truth<\/p>\n
3. II John 4 – Unlike Jeremiah, John found Christians walking in the truth.<\/p>\n
V. Are we willing to stand for justice and truth?<\/p>\n
A. Contend earnestly for the faith – Jude 3<\/p>\n
B. Need to teach all, righteous and wicked alike – Ezekiel 3:17-21<\/p>\n
C. I Corinthians 16:13-14<\/p>\n
D. Are we the man Jeremiah was seeking?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Text: Jeremiah 5:1-13 I. The last days of the southern kingdom of Judah A. The people had become very corrupt – Jeremiah 5:20-23 B. God purposed to severely punish His people – Jeremiah 5:26-31 II. But there is one hope – Jeremiah 5:1 A. Jeremiah is told to run through Jerusalem and find a man 1. 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Hamilton Text: Hebrews 11:32-40 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0As the southern nation of Judah rapidly slid into degradation, there was one bright moment before the end that came in the reign of Josiah. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0It was during his reign that God\u2019s covenant was rediscovered - II Kings 22:8-11 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Josiah understood what\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":12234,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-fall-of-zedekiah\/","url_meta":{"origin":23442,"position":1},"title":"The Fall of Zedekiah","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 2, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. 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Hamilton \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jeremiah came in the worse days of Judah\u2019s history \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Corruption was everywhere - Jeremiah 6:13-15 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jeremiah was told from his youth to preach the truth - Jeremiah 1:4-8 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0But that didn\u2019t make it easy. 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