When Sin Becomes Shameless

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Speaker Notes

Jeremiah 6:13-17

13 “From the least to the greatest,
    all are greedy for gain;
prophets and priests alike,
    all practice deceit.
14 They dress the wound of my people
    as though it were not serious.
‘Peace, peace,’ they say,
    when there is no peace.
15 Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct?
    No, they have no shame at all;
    they do not even know how to blush.
So they will fall among the fallen;
    they will be brought down when I punish them,”
says the Lord.

16 This is what the Lord says:

“Stand at the crossroads and look;
    ask for the ancient paths,
ask where the good way is, and walk in it,
    and you will find rest for your souls.
    But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
17 I appointed watchmen over you and said,
    ‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’
    But you said, ‘We will not listen.’

Paul Tillich The New Being quote [Part 1 Chapter 1]:

We understand more and better than many generations before us.
But our immensely increased insight into the conditions of human
existence should not undercut our courage to call wrong wrong.
In story and parable the sinners are seriously called sinners.

Rembrandt’s “Jeremiah Weeping”

Barry Corey is President of Biola University bio
He previously served at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (1992-2007), most recently as vice president for education.