There
is a great contrast between sin - “Do not trust your brothers. For
every brother is a deceiver ... and no-one speaks the truth” (Jeremiah 9:4-5) - and salvation - “the holy and faithful brothers in Christ ... the Words of truth, the Gospel ... has come to you” (Colossians 1:2,5-6).
God is calling us from sin to salvation, and then on to service. Those
who say, “I will lift up the cup of salvation” go on to say, “O Lord, I
am Your servant” (Psalm 116:13,16). This
service is offered to the Lord in gratitude for His salvation,. We
acknowledge Him as Saviour, saying, “You have freed me from my chains”,
and we say to Him, “I will sacrifice a thank-offering to You” (Psalm 116:17).
" ... Will you ... come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, We are safe" - safe to do all these detestable things? Has this house, which bears My Name become a den of robbers to you? But I have been watching! declares the Lord" (Jeremiah 7:8-11). “God demands a conversion of the mind and heart as the basis of peace and security (cf. Is 26:3), not the superstitious veneration of a stone building or a traditionally sacred site” ( R K Harrison , Jeremiah ).
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