Which New Testament teachings echo the call to heed God's word in Jeremiah 2:4? The Prophetic Call in Jeremiah 2:4 “Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all you families of the house of Israel.” (Jeremiah 2:4) The Lord’s plea is simple: listen attentively and respond obediently. That heartbeat pulses through the New Testament as well. Jesus Echoes the Call • Matthew 4:4 – “Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” • Matthew 7:24 – “Everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” • Luke 11:28 – “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” • John 5:24 – “Whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life…” • John 10:27 – “My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.” Acts: The Church Models Attentive Hearing • Acts 2:41 – “Those who embraced his message were baptized…” • Acts 13:26 – “To us this message of salvation has been sent.” • Acts 17:11 – The Bereans “received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day.” Paul’s Letters: Hearing, Faith, and Obedience • Romans 10:17 – “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.” • 1 Thessalonians 2:13 – “You accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God.” • 2 Timothy 3:16-17 – “All Scripture is God-breathed… so that the man of God may be complete.” • 2 Timothy 4:2 – “Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season.” General Epistles: Persistent Plea to Listen • Hebrews 2:1 – “We must pay closer attention… so that we do not drift away.” • James 1:22-25 – “Be doers of the word, and not hearers only… the one who looks into the perfect law… will be blessed.” • 1 Peter 1:23-25 – “You have been born again… through the living and enduring word of God.” Revelation: The Final Trumpet to Hear • Revelation 1:3 – “Blessed is the one who reads aloud… and blessed are those who hear and obey.” • Revelation 2-3 – Seven times: “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” • Revelation 22:18-19 – A sober warning not to add to or take away from the words of this prophecy. Putting It All Together Jeremiah’s summons to “hear the word of the LORD” resounds throughout the New Testament. From Jesus’ teaching to the final pages of Revelation, believers are urged to: • Listen actively. • Receive Scripture as God’s own voice. • Obey promptly and wholeheartedly. • Hold fast, guarding the word against distortion. The same God who spoke through Jeremiah continues, by His Spirit, to call every generation to hear—and live by—His unchanging word. |
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