Jeremiah 2

The young prophet, in chapter two, states one of his major messages … God’s people have turned their backs on Him. What a sad message and duty to call out. It must have been a very tough job.

Calling out sin is just that – a tough job. Yet how would the sinner know they are sinning? They must first know how lost they are before they can acknowledge the gap between themselves and God’s grace.

One very effective evangelist, Ray Comfort, uses this principle. He teaches that sinners must first know how their conduct has grieved God and violated His creation. Israel was Jeremiah’s target audience, but we learn what grieves God’s heart by hearing the prophet’s message.

We are not talking legalism here, but the author of Romans did say, “I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law.” In effect, the law (Ten Commandments etc.) is the clearest way we can understand what grieves God. Christ’s shed blood is the ONLY way we can un-grieve God.