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Thursday, May 1, 2014Thursday, May 1, 2014

1 John 1:9-10,1 John 1:9-10,“If we confess our sins, He is “If we confess our sins, He is

faithful and righteous to forgive us faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. unrighteousness. 1010If we say that If we say that

we have not sinned, we make Him we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us.”a liar and His word is not in us.”

DoxologyDoxology

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy (Ghost) Spirit.Praise Father, Son, and Holy (Ghost) Spirit.Amen.Amen.

Prov 3:5,Prov 3:5,“Trust in the LORD with all “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your heart and do not lean on

your own understanding.”your own understanding.”

Proverbs Chapter 14Proverbs Chapter 14

How we build up or tear How we build up or tear down our home, vs. 2-5.down our home, vs. 2-5.

Verse 2Verse 2

Verse 2Verse 2“The fear or despising of the “The fear or despising of the

Lord.”Lord.”

““Walking in righteousness” Walking in righteousness” means consistent application means consistent application of God’s Word. It is honor of God’s Word. It is honor and respect for His person, and respect for His person,

and His Word. and His Word.

The Contrast!The Contrast!

The Contrast!The Contrast!When you do not respect When you do not respect

God’s Word, you receive a God’s Word, you receive a mental attitude that is mental attitude that is

controlled by your sin nature; controlled by your sin nature; one that is crooked, perverse, one that is crooked, perverse,

and devious.and devious.

Despising the Lord reveals Despising the Lord reveals contempt for correction and contempt for correction and instruction, as well as for the instruction, as well as for the Lord’s standards of truth and Lord’s standards of truth and

righteousness. righteousness.

The righteous have an The righteous have an intimate relationship with intimate relationship with

Him as they walk in Him as they walk in fellowship with Him every fellowship with Him every

day, Prov 3:32, applying His day, Prov 3:32, applying His word to every situation of life.word to every situation of life.

Prov 3:32,Prov 3:32,“For the devious are an “For the devious are an

abomination to the LORD; abomination to the LORD; but He is intimate with the but He is intimate with the

upright.”upright.”

1 Sam 15:22, 1 Sam 15:22, “Samuel said, “Has the LORD as “Samuel said, “Has the LORD as much delight in burnt offerings much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, obey is better than sacrifice, andand to heed than the fat of rams”.”to heed than the fat of rams”.”

1 John 2:6,1 John 2:6,“The one who says he abides “The one who says he abides in Him (Jesus Christ) ought in Him (Jesus Christ) ought himself to walk in the same himself to walk in the same

manner as He walked.”manner as He walked.”

Verse 3Verse 3

Verse 3Verse 3“Foolish speech destroys you; “Foolish speech destroys you; yet wise speech protects you.”yet wise speech protects you.”

The verbal sins/sins of the The verbal sins/sins of the tongue, that the reversionistic tongue, that the reversionistic believer habitually performs believer habitually performs

is their way of life.is their way of life.

““Rod” - CHOTER, Rod” - CHOTER, ֹחֶטרֹחֶטר, , “A branch, twig or rod.” “A branch, twig or rod.” Isaiah 11:1, “Then a shoot Isaiah 11:1, “Then a shoot

will spring from the stem of will spring from the stem of Jesse, and a branch from his Jesse, and a branch from his

roots will bear fruit.”roots will bear fruit.”

It eludes to the discipline of It eludes to the discipline of the ruling authority, the ruling authority,

(i.e., Divine discipline and (i.e., Divine discipline and self-induced misery.)self-induced misery.)

““BackBack” - a metaphorical use ” - a metaphorical use of GA’AWAH, of GA’AWAH, גֲַּאָוהגֲַּאָוה, ,

“pride, majesty, or “pride, majesty, or arrogancy.” arrogancy.”

The fool’s arrogance, displayed in The fool’s arrogance, displayed in his words, often gets him into his words, often gets him into trouble, cf. Prov 13:3; 18:6f, trouble, cf. Prov 13:3; 18:6f,

because he neither considers the because he neither considers the effect of his words before effect of his words before

speaking, cf. Prov 12:18; 15:1, nor speaking, cf. Prov 12:18; 15:1, nor attempts to control his tongue, attempts to control his tongue,

Prov 18:2; 20:3. Prov 18:2; 20:3.

The Contrast! The Contrast!

The Contrast! The Contrast! Righteousness leading to Righteousness leading to wisdom and good speech, wisdom and good speech, (i.e., application of Bible (i.e., application of Bible

Doctrine), protects our soul.Doctrine), protects our soul.

The wise understand the The wise understand the power of words, Prov 18:21, power of words, Prov 18:21,

and speak cautiously and and speak cautiously and appropriately, Prov 25:11, appropriately, Prov 25:11, matching their words to the matching their words to the occasion and the needs of occasion and the needs of their hearers, Prov 25:12.their hearers, Prov 25:12.

Knowing how (and when) to Knowing how (and when) to speak, they guard themselves speak, they guard themselves

by their appropriate use of by their appropriate use of words which sometimes is words which sometimes is deemed as being relatively deemed as being relatively silent, Prov 17:27f; 21:23. silent, Prov 17:27f; 21:23.

Verse 4Verse 4

Verse 4Verse 4“Use what God has given “Use what God has given you, and be industrious in you, and be industrious in

life.”life.”

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Lesson # 14-044Lesson # 14-044

Proverbs Chapter 14Proverbs Chapter 14

How we build up or tear down our home, Pt. 1

Prov 14:2-4; 1 Sam 15:22; 1 Cor 9:9-10; 1 John 2:6 

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