7 ‘STOP BEING COMPLACENT’ False security in military success and material possessions (AMOS 6:1–14) Introduction Complacency and apathy are a deadly combination for both communities and individuals, even when grosser sins are absent. The point is made powerfully in Revelation 3:14–22 in the judgement on the church at Laodicea. It is seen no less powerfully here in Amos chapter 6. The unifying theme in this chapter is Israel’s false security in military success and material possessions. There is, therefore,
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