DugDownDeep Part Two: Jeremiah 7-9

Parents & Students,
In case you missed the DugDownDeep series I'll be posting each week's lesson so you can study it and share it with your friends. This lesson was "Theology: The Importance of Knowing God." Check out the material from the lesson guide below. Text me or Facebook me if you want to discuss it. We can always meet up for a burger or a slice of pizza too!

By His Mercy and Grace,
Shannon



Theology: The Importance of Knowing God

When we talk about knowledge of God, we’re talking about _______________.(theology)

Joshua Harris stated theology as, “simply put, theology is the study of the ___________ (nature) of God – who He is & how He thinks & acts.”

We’re all _____________ (theologians). The question is whether what we know about God is _________ (true).

We’re either building our lives on the reality of what God is truly like and what he’s about, or we’re basing our lives on our own _______________ (imagination) & __________________ (misconceptions).


I. The ________________ (proclamation)to the people.

Jeremiah calls the people to ___________ (repent), showing that they are in grave ____________ (danger) but that they can still avert it.

Because of the lives which the people of Judah are living, their confidence as they stand before God has very poor ___________________ (foundation).

Like a prosecuting attorney in court, the Lord accused the people of ______________ ___________ (misplaced trust) and _____________ _____________.(misguided behavior)

They had forgotten God required _______________ (obedience) as a condition for enjoying his _________________. (blessings) (Deut 7:12–15; 28)

They ___________ (assumed) that their relationship with God was great, just because they had the Temple in town.

As far as they were concerned, they didn’t need to live _________ ________,(God's way) as long as they kept that Temple nice and shiny.

II. The ______________ (practice) of the people.

They felt no shame about _____________ (breaking) the moral laws of God and then coming to __________ (stand) in the temple that bore God’s name.
They believed that observing the temple rituals ___________ (freed) them to return to their “detestable things” without __________ (fear) of punishment.

These people – Jeremiah is talking largely to leaders – are __________ (abusing) people, _________, bribing judges, misappropriating funds, and even playing around with the __________ (worship)of other gods.

Some were following the most hideous and deplorable practice of idolatry, ___________ ______________,(child sacrifice) a practice clearly forbidden by law.


III. The ______________ (problem) of the people.

Judah’s response was ___________. (unnatural) The people refused to admit they had fallen.

They had turned away from God, but instead of repenting they refused to ___________. (return)

There will be times when we ____.(sin) That’s not good, but it’s reality. When that happens, God wants us to return to him. He offers ________________ (forgiveness)and ________________.(restoration)

The problems come when we fail to ___________ (admit) our sin, when we try to have it both _______.(ways)

“What you believe about God’s _____________ (nature)– what He is like, what He wants from you, and whether or not you will answer to Him – affects every part of your _________.(life)

Theology _____________,(matters) because if we get it wrong, then our whole life will be _________.”(wrong)

If you think of God as ____________ (distant)and ______________ (uninvolved)in your life, then you’ll live ____________.(selfishly)

The better we know the ________,(Lord) the better our lives _____ ____.(will be) Good theology means a proper understanding of who ______ (God) is, and that leads to a proper understanding of who ____ (we) are and how we __________ _____.(should act)

23 "This is what the Lord says:
'Don’t let the wise boast in their wisdom,
or the powerful boast in their power,
or the rich boast in their riches.
24 But those who wish to boast
should boast in this alone:
that they truly know me and understand that I am the Lord
who demonstrates unfailing love
and who brings justice and righteousness to the earth,
and that I delight in these things.
I, the Lord, have spoken!' " -Jeremiah 9:23-24