Jeremiah told God's people Israel WHY they were hypocrites in chapter 7:8 - - He said, "Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit." – Did they trust in lying words by faith alone, or by praying a 'sinner's prayer'?No, for in verses 9-11, he gave specifics of their hypocrisy. THEN in verse 13, he stated, "And now, because ye have done all these 'WORKS'."
You are not condemned by faith only any more than you are justified by faith only. Sin is a transgressing of a command in either adding to or taking away from that command. (cf. Rom. 14:23; James 4:17; 1 John 3:4; & 5:17)
For those who have been preached that trusting is done thru prayer, notice what Jeremiah was told NOT to do by God in verse 16, "Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me; for I will not hear thee."
False teaching is characterized by ONE DOMINANT ASPECT! IT DOWNPLAYS COMMANDS & COMMANDMENT KEEPING! JESUS DIED FOR ALL, YET IS THE AUTHOR OF SALVATION TO THOSE THAT O B E Y!!! (Heb. 5:9).
You obey Him by obeying His commands (2 John 1:9-11).
Likewise, truth, or true teaching will stress commands; and obedience, this is what separates it from false teaching. Read the entire chapter of Jeremiah 7 to see the similarities of Jeremiah's day and our day. Truly, there is nothing new under sun...
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