Jeremiah, 10
22. Heed the news! Pay attention! A great commotion is heard from the north; they are coming to make the cities of Judah a desolate land, a den of jackals.
22. Heed the news! Pay attention! A great commotion is heard from the north; they are coming to make the cities of Judah a desolate land, a den of jackals.
Jeremiah 10 is a chapter that deals with the sin of idolatry and the warning of the prophet to the people of Judah to move away from these practices and return to the true God. The verses selected below deal with this theme:
Psalm 115:4-8: "Their idols are silver and gold, work of man's hands. They have mouth, but they do not speak; they have eyes, but they do not see; they have ears, but they do not hear; they have nose, but they do not smell; they have; hands, but do not feel; they have feet, but they do not walk; no sound comes out of your throat. " This psalm describes the futility of idols, which are works at the hands of men and have no power or life.
Isaiah 44:9-20: This whole excerpt is a warning of the prophet Isaiah against idolatry and the construction of wood and metal images. He points to the contradiction of these practices, since men love an object they themselves created and has no power or life.
1 Corinthians 8:4-6: "How much, when eating from things sacrificed to idols, we know that the idol is nothing in the world and that there is only one God. In heaven wants upon the earth, as there are many gods and many gentlemen, but for us, there is only one God, the Father, whom are all things and to whom we live; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by which They are all things, and we also for him. " In this excerpt from Paul's letter to the Corinthians, he teaches that idols are nothing and that there is only a true God who is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts 17:22-31: In this text, the apostle Paul tells the Athenians about the unknown God they worshiped, but who is in fact the creator God of all things. He points to the contradiction of worshiping idols and gods made by human hands, when the true God cannot be contained in material objects.
2 Corinthians 6:16-18: "What agreement is between the temple of God and the idols? For we are sanctuary of the living God, as He said: I will dwell and walk among them; I will be your God, and they will be mine People. Therefore, I came out of them, and separate, say the Lord; shall not touch impure things; and I will receive you, will be your Father, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the almighty Lord. " In this excerpt from Paul's letter to the Corinthians, he urges Christians to separate from idolatry and become sanctuaries of the living God.
“É sempre necessário ir para a frente, nunca para trás, na vida espiritual. O barco que pára em vez de ir adiante é empurrado para trás pelo vento.” São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina