Felt Religion

Aim: To employ the palpability of our faith to the greatest ends.

Doctrine: Sincere Christians actually experience God and His ways. There is no such thing as solely ''cerebral'' Christianity. Those who do not feel, do not live.

Exegesis: Three realms of felt religion: the soul feels the consequences of sin (vv. 17-19), the alarm of judgment (vv. 20-22), and the comfort of grace (vv. 23-25).

Further application: How to survive felt religion: abandon all worrisome self-preservation, and be a courageous soldier of the cross.

Key verse: v. 18 ''For thus says the LORD: 'Behold, I am slinging out the inhabitants of the land at this time, and I will bring distress on them, that they may feel it.'''