I go to church, so God is okay with me?

hmmmmmm
very popular belief here on earth.
I used to think that this was an American thing, but as I've been reading
in Jeremiah I've come to realize that um . . The Israelites totally did this also,
and when they did God spoke directly to them and us through Jeremiah.

(CEV)Jeremiah 7: 4Don't fool yourselves! My temple is here in Jerusalem, but that doesn't mean I will protect you. ⁵I will keep you safe only if you change your ways. Be fair and honest with each other. ⁶Stop taking advantage of foreigners, orphans, and widows. Don't kill innocent people. And stop worshiping other gods.


Well that kinda just smacks that popular belief in the face right. I mean God calls that foolishness.
"My temple is here in Jerusalem, but that doesn't mean I will protect you." wow! I mean think about. They were in the city of God's temple and they were living with the belief that God would protect them because of that alone. In a sense it was like "Okay God. As long as your temple is here, we can do whatever we want, and You have to protect us.


But God simply says "Don't fool yourselves!" 
He tells them how to truly be kept safe, which is to change their ways. 
Be fair and honest with each other. Stop taking advantage of foreigners, orphans, and widows.
Don't kill innocent people. AND STOP WORSHIPING OTHER gODS.


breathe this in for a moment. . . .