The Heart Worthy of the Church

Editor's note: Due to an error, some content was lost between the Scripture reading and the beginning of the introduction.

Aim: To be God-glorifying Christian churchmen.

Doctrine: True worshipers unite their lifestyle with their creeds, because God's glory and the church's good are at stake.

Exegesis: Common ''covenant traps'' to avoid: confusing advantage for reality (vv. 1-4); confusing promise for fulfillment (vv. 5-10); confusing patience for perpetuity (vv. 11-15).

Further application: Helpful perspectives on the church: it is the school of virtue and the hospital for souls.

Key verses: vv. 1-2 ''The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 'Stand in the gate of the Lord's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, ''Hear the word of the Lord, all you of Judah who enter in at these gates to worship the Lord!'' ' ''