Bible Lab S2 Ep.34 - Tuning Out the Spiritual Noise (Jeremiah 15-37)

Learning To Discern Truth v. Lies

The prophet Jeremiah finds no shortage of reasons to criticize and call out the people of Jerusalem. Their spiritual condition has deteriorated so dramatically that they have turned away from the Living God. Among their many problems is that they have tuned out God's voice by listening to false prophets and lying priests. Those who were tasked with speaking as representatives of God instead taught their own ideas, impressions, and dreams. While prophet and priest alike should have corrected the errors of the royalty and people, they instead encouraged them. 

In our day, there are many who claim to speak for God. With so many so-called "apostolic" movements and teachers, as well as a resurgence of Pentecostal theology, Christians need to be more discerning than ever. In this episode, Joel and Jake examine this and other key themes from Jeremiah, including a roadmap to understanding how the book is organized.

Resources

• THE BIBLE LAB IS ON YOUTUBE: watch the full episode and find clips to share on the LIFE BRIDGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL
• ESV Illuminated Scripture journals from Crossway: https://www.crossway.org/bibles/esv-illuminated-scripture-journal-new-testame-tpb/ 
• Mr. Pen highlighers (clutch for personal Bible Study): https://a.co/d/anBO91t 
• Special thanks to the band Least of These for use of their song "Filthy Man." Find them on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4YYhR9jU49pt4cFEUmFHDm?si=zLDXAsjaTrCvqmrn3nVRaQ

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Each week during Season 2 of the podcast, we will break down the previous week's readings, including big events, key themes, rabbit-hole curiosities, and devotional thoughts.

If you want to follow along with our reading plan from cover to cover, you can find it right here. We'll be following the 3x5 reading plan, which covers 3 chapters a day and 5 on Sundays. 

Additionally, if you're looking for resources to compliment your study, check out The 3x5 Workbook by David Kalas. This is a great tool to challenge you by providing weekly review quizzes and answers to help your learnings stick. 

If you have questions you want covered on the show from your readings, email them ahead of time to biblelab@lifebridgegb.org!