JEREMIAH CHAPTER 5 ~ Part 1

WHY ARE SO MANY PEOPLE BLINDED TO THE TRUTH?

An evil generation goes rapidly toward judgement from God. Same today?

1. The Devil Blinded Them. 2 Cor. 4:4, 1 John 2:16
     A. With activity. No time for God.
     B. With desire, lust for things.
     C. Pride in self. Cannot see true condition.

2. Darkness Around Them (The World) Blinded Them 1 John 2:11
     A. Blinded by love for the world. Rev. 3:17
     B. Blinded by lack of spiritual growth. 2 Peter 1:9

3. God Blinded Them. John 12:40
     A. As an act of judgement for others to see. Acts 13:11
     B. An act of judgement for accusing God of being blind.
          (Jeremiah 12:4) Psalms 94:7-9

JEREMIAH CHAPTER 5 ~ Part 2

FRUITS OF BAD THINKING

What Goes On In The Mind and Heart are Noted and Judged By Almighty God.
1 Chronicles 28:9

1. God holds people accountable for their thoughts. (Jer. 6:19)
     A. Brought judgement of the flood. Gen.6:5
     B. Issues warnings about them. Matt. 9:4

2. God notices which thoughts are absent. (Jer. 5:24)
     A. Absence of thinking about God. Psalms 10:4
     B. Absence of thinking about Jesus' return. Luke 12:40

3. God provides a way to overcome evil thoughts.
     A. Flee from them. 1 Cor. 10:14
     B. Command thoughts from the devil to go.
     C. Fill heart and mind with The Word. Psalms 139:17
          - Evil thoughts yielding faulty reasoning come from the heart.
               Luke 5:22, Matt. 15:19
          - Jesus countered the devil with The Word of God.
          - God's thoughts are higher than ours. Isaiah 55:8
          - God's Word discerns the thoughts. Hebrews 4:12
     D. Commit all your deeds to God first. Pro. 16:3

JEREMIAH CHAPTER 5 ~ Part 3
SPIRITUAL POLLUTION AND THE CONSEQUENCES.

How Long Can A People Get By With Rejecting Their Maker ?

1. The loss of discernment.
     *Is typical of a judgement-ready generation. Jonah 4:11
     Only by returning to the Lord is it restored. Mal. 3:18
     Can't see the obvious, but see other things. Matt. 16:3
     A. Quickly spreads to everyone in the society. (Jer. 5:1)
     B. Continues to acknowledge God. (Jer. 5:2) Matt. 7:21-22
     C. Is often vainly excused. (Jer. 5:4) Failure of God's people to teach it.
          We learn first- Psalm 119:66, Then teach others- Psalm 51:13
     D. Affects all levels of society. (Jer. 5:5)

2. Natural consequences to such sin.
     *Inability to control what could be controlled with discernment
     and wisdom from God.

3. Justification of God's decision to bring judgement.
     A. Refused God, even when blessed. (Jer. 5:7-10)
          Rejected the refuge of the True God. Psalm 9:9
     B. People rejected God personally. (Jer. 5:11-14)
          - Rejected His commandments.
          - Denied who He is.
          - Refused to believe He will judge them. 2 Peter 3:3-7
          - False prophets, by their existence, are acts of rebellion.