Show Notes
Jeremiah 9, Jeremiah Series
Dr. Rufus Fears is a professor of classic history. He relates that just before the end of the Athenian empire at the hands of the Spartans, the philosophers of Athens had arrived at the idea that there was no absolute truth. This is currently the dominant note of our Postmodern culture. We have abandoned our moorings recast many historical narratives to suit our current values, one of which is the idea that there are no absolutes. Interestingly, 21st Century people have arrived at the same place that the ancient Athenians came to, before their demise as a dominant civilization in the ancient world. We have progressed as a culture when our ancestors have already been there. The book of Ecclesiastes reminds us of a powerful reality. "What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun." - Ecclesiastes 1:9 Will we learn anything from those who have gone before us? We need to awaken and learn what happens when a culture embrace lies rather than truth as a value. Here in Jeremiah 9, we discover what was transpiring just before the nation of Judah went into exile. It is the story of living a life of self-deception as a culture and rejecting values that reflect the heart of God and what those values are. Here we see the tragic outcome, but also an encouragement to discover what God does value.
