Can you tweet the Gospel?
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Added by Paul Lytle on November 25, 2009 at 8:00pm —
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“and you say [on your deathbed], ‘How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof!’”
-Proverbs 5:12
This is my fear for our generation.
This is my real fear, that we will find ourselves upon our deathbed, wondering why we were so proud as to not take correction.
Or worse still, that we will find ourselves before the Lord on the Day of Judgment, wondering why we didn’t listen to those who were trying to point us in the right direction.
We have this idea in modern America that I a…
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Added by Paul Lytle on November 20, 2009 at 7:24am —
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“and at the end of your life you groan, when your flesh and body are consumed,”
-Proverbs 5:11
You’re going to die. I can say that with almost 100% certainty. Now, I’ll allow for the possibility of Jesus’ return before that happens, which is why I’m not quite ready to say 100%, but I am almost certain of your eventual death.
You know it too. You may not want to think about it or acknowledge it, but you know. Maybe you’re a little closer than you would like. Maybe it’s so far off that it…
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Added by Paul Lytle on November 18, 2009 at 6:46pm —
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[Avoid the forbidden woman] “lest strangers take their fill of your strength, and your labors go to the house of a foreigner,”
-Proverbs 5:10
When I worked in the court system, I came across the case of a man who was arrested for violation of a protective order. He was divorced from his wife, and due to various circumstances (some his fault, and some beyond his control), a protective order was granted against him. He was no longer allowed to see his children. He was broke and could not p…
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Added by Paul Lytle on November 16, 2009 at 8:42pm —
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Added by Paul Lytle on November 15, 2009 at 8:58pm —
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“[Avoid the forbidden woman,] lest you give your honor to others and your years to the merciless,”
-Proverbs 5:9
A lot of people would describe the moral laws of the Bible to be rather restrictive. Adultery was a capital offense, as was being caught in premarital sex. We moderns would likely scoff at such laws as primitive and unenlightened.
We may likewise laugh at verses like this, that talk about losing honor because of sexual sin. Perhaps this is a part of that old system that does not rea…
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Added by Paul Lytle on November 11, 2009 at 7:36pm —
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“Keep your way far from her [the forbidden woman], and do not go near the door of her house,”
-Proverbs 5:8
Quite often, my wife and I will watch movies or television shows in the evenings. We were both real lovers of movies before marriage, and so, naturally, that part of our single lives have carried over into the marriage.
Not all of these movies are what you might call family friendly, but my wife always insists that we either skip sex scenes or at least turn away.
It’s not somethi…
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Added by Paul Lytle on November 9, 2009 at 8:09pm —
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Added by Paul Lytle on November 8, 2009 at 9:09am —
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“And now, O sons, listen to me, and do not depart from the words of my mouth.”
-Proverbs 5:7
We have seen quite a bit of direct address in the Proverbs. This sort of surprised me when I first really read the book. We sort of think of the Proverbs as simply a collection of sayings, mostly by Solomon, almost like if you got a lot of fortunes out of fortune cookies and taped them all on a big piece of paper. When you needed advice for something, you just search the paper for the right subje…
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Added by Paul Lytle on November 6, 2009 at 10:28am —
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Added by Paul Lytle on November 5, 2009 at 12:09pm —
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“she [the forbidden woman] does not ponder the path of life; her ways wander, and she does not know it.”
-Proverbs 5:6
When I was not a Christian, my outlook on life really didn’t go much beyond the next weekend. I wasn’t what the world would call a bad person. Far from it. Most people considered me pretty good. But I wasn’t really thinking about how my choices would affect next week, or next year, or especially eternity.
Even the most careful planners miss that last one. They will conc…
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Added by Paul Lytle on November 4, 2009 at 9:03am —
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“Her [the forbidden woman’s] feet go down to death; her steps follow the path to Sheol;”
-Proverbs 5:5
“It’s not a big deal.”
How many times have I heard that in regard to someone’s sin? How many times have I said it? Honestly, I am as guilty as anyone here. And I still do it! I treat someone badly, and I blow it off. Everyone does it. I engage in a little gossip at work. So what?
My issues may be different than someone else’s, but the reaction seems to be the same. I have some friends…
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Added by Paul Lytle on November 3, 2009 at 9:07am —
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“but in the end she [the forbidden woman] is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.”
-Proverbs 5:4
There are a thousand temptations that greet me every day. Most don’t affect me that much. I may go by a billboard that tries to tempt me to buy some sort of food, but I’m not really hungry, so I pass it by. There is always a temptation at work to talk bad about others. Most of the time, I really just don’t want to.
Some temptations are a little tougher. By about 9:00 at night, the…
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Added by Paul Lytle on October 31, 2009 at 12:04am —
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“For the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil,”
-Proverbs 5:3
I am terrible at memorizing verses. (To which you may reply, “Paul, what in the world does this have to do with the adulterous woman of Proverbs 5? I mean, this is the verse that begins that section, and here you are talking about memory verses.” Stick with me a little on this, and hopefully it’ll become clear.)
So back to the original point – I am terrible at memorizing verses. I have a f…
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Added by Paul Lytle on October 28, 2009 at 7:05am —
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“[Listen,] that you may keep discretion, and your lips may guard knowledge.”
-Proverbs 5:2
I’ve been listening lately to a lot of “bad” sermons. These are sermons that are not so much based upon the Word of God, but on something else, whether it is on finances, or movies, or personal experiences by the pastor. Often, the pastor will read a verse or two from Scripture, but then spend the rest of the time going in a different direction from the text.
There has been a common thread to thes…
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Added by Paul Lytle on October 27, 2009 at 7:02am —
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“My son, be attentive to my wisdom; incline your ear to my understanding,”
-Proverbs 5:1
As we have so often seen in the Proverbs, Solomon again asks his son to pay attention, to listen carefully. And to be honest, part of me is getting a little annoyed. I am trying to write down my thoughts about each verse I come to, but I keep coming to this same verse. The same thing is repeated over and over again.
It’s my instinct to move on to something new, something hipper. Isn’t there some rea…
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Added by Paul Lytle on October 23, 2009 at 7:10am —
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Added by Paul Lytle on October 19, 2009 at 7:30pm —
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“Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil.”
-Proverbs 4:27
In the previous verse to this one, we mainly spoke about doctrine, and how doctrine is something that is really critical in this Christian walk of ours. Coming right after that exhortation, this verse reiterates – pay attention and keep to the path. Anything else is wrong.
We could very easily here talk about the rules God expects us to follow, the complete righteousness we are supposed to achieve…
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Added by Paul Lytle on October 17, 2009 at 11:28am —
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