“The Lord is righteous, yet I rebelled against His command” (Lamentations 1:18).
“At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved
by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy,
being hated and hating one another” (Titus 3:3). This is the story of our life without Christ, but it is not the full story. We must move on to Titus 3:4-7:
a great declaration of the love of God, the salvation of God and the
glory of God. This is God, working powerfully in our lives. Psalm 119:115
describes the transformation. No longer is it “I rebelled against His
command.” Now, it is “Away from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the
commands of my God!” How does this transformation take place? “Uphold
me, and I shall be delivered; I shall always have regard for Your
decrees” (Psalm 119:117).
" ... 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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