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Guard Against a Treacherous HeartGod’s Word for Us Through Jeremiah
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7 A Christian might mistakenly think that his heart could never deceive him, as happened to many in Jeremiah’s day. For example, a man might reason, ‘I have to hold down a job to support my family,’ which is understandable. What if that led him to think, ‘I need more education to secure or hold a decent job’? That too might seem logical, leading him to conclude, ‘Times have changed, and to survive today you need to get a college or university education to hold on to your job.’ How easily one might start to minimize the wise, balanced advice from the faithful and discreet slave class about additional education and start to miss meetings! In this area, some have gradually been molded by the world’s reasonings and views. (Eph. 2:2, 3) The Bible aptly warns us: “Don’t let the world around you squeeze you into its own mould.”—Rom. 12:2, Phillips.a
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Guard Against a Treacherous HeartGod’s Word for Us Through Jeremiah
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a The NET Bible (2005) reads: “Do not be conformed to this present world.” A footnote adds: “It is very telling that being ‘conformed’ to the present world is viewed as a passive notion, for it may suggest that it happens, in part, subconsciously. At the same time, . . . there may be some consciousness of the conformity taking place. Most likely, it is a combination of both.”
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