Woe and Lamentations

The Prophet Jeremiah laments the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem and the destruction of the Jewish people by the Babylonians. He puts the blame on the Jews and among these charges we find this…

“The visions of your prophets were false and worthless; they did not expose your sin to ward off your captivity. The prophecies they gave you were false and misleading” Lamentations 2:14

One of the purposes of prophets specifically and God’s other messengers generally is the identification of sin and its consequences.

God expects a level of conduct among his faithful ones. Unfortunately we are occasionally deceived by Satan and led astray. Being led astray could have eternal consequences for us.

So God’s messengers, preachers, teachers and spiritually mature need to be constantly on guard to watch for those untoward behaviors so that those behaviors can be addressed and God’s people will not be led astray.

In addition, because sin is often of a secretive nature general teaching on the most common sins needs to be common.

The most common sins (public and private) include sexual immorality of all shapes and forms, drunkenness, anger issues and trivializing and missing church assemblies for the smallest of reasons.

Woe and lamentations to the teachers of our age on the Day of Judgement if they have failed in the most basic of their responsibilities to guide God’s people to living righteous lives.