The Lord’s people are called to a ministry of preaching the Gospel and teaching the Word (Jeremiah 11:6; Colossians 1:25,28).
While this ministry is carried out by particular individuals, e.g.
Jeremiah and Paul, it is a ministry which is strengthened by the support
and encouragement which comes from the Lord’s people. It is not only
to the preachers and teachers that God says, “Extol Him.” He says,
“Extol Him all you people” (Psalm 117:1).
" ... 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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