Sharper Iron From Kfuo Radio

Rev. Dr. Adam Koontz, assistant professor of exegetical theology at Concordia Theological Seminary in Ft. Wayne, IN, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Jeremiah 8:18-9:16. Jeremiah laments the destruction that he knows is coming upon his fellow Israelites; he longs for healing from the LORD who seems absent from His people. Yet Jeremiah also laments the people’s idolatry and accompanying wickedness that is bringing the LORD’s wrath upon them. The falsehood that the people are believing and preaching concerning the LORD has led to falsehood among the people’s dealings with each other; one sin builds upon another. The devastations in the created world reflect the divine judgment that is coming. Yet the LORD’s promise to refine and test His people does reflect an element of hope that the LORD will give His people true repentance and faith through their fiery trial. “A Time to Destroy and a Time to Build” is a mini-series on Sharper Iron that goes through the book of Jeremiah. The prophet calls the people o