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Introduction - Why do good people do bad things?
Recognize that evil is not passive…it actively seeks to destroy.
Failure to plan to withstand evil will result in moral failure.
Wisdom literature
the letters of a father to his son, laying before the son the path of wisdom and exhorting him to avoid folly
Morality play
the father here is depicting a young man and his temptation for the benefit and instruction of his own son
there is a truth here…wise people learn from the mistakes of others.
So…why do good people do bad things?
My son, keep my words, And treasure my commands within you.
2 Keep my commands and live,
And my law as the apple of your eye.
3 Bind them on your fingers;
Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
And call understanding your nearest kin,
5 That they may keep you from the immoral woman,
From the seductress who flatters with her words.
1.
Because they are weak in the Word (v.
1-5)
The father insists that the son:
keep his words
treasure his commands
keep and treasure his commands to live
keep the commands
affectionally treasure his law
The son is to have these words constantly before him by:
binding them on his fingers
writing them on his heart
The truth is that the word of God protects
“And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart.
7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.
9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
“And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart.
7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.
9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
The New King James Version.
(1982).
().
Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
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7 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul;
The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;
8 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
9 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold,
Yea, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
11 Moreover by them Your servant is warned,
And in keeping them there is great reward.
The New King James Version.
(1982).
().
Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
119:9-16
How can a young man cleanse his way?
By taking heed according to Your word.
10 With my whole heart I have sought You;
Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!
11 Your word I have hidden in my heart,
That I might not sin against You.
12 Blessed are You, O Lord!
Teach me Your statutes.
13 With my lips I have declared
All the judgments of Your mouth.
14 I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.
15 I will meditate on Your precepts,
And contemplate Your ways.
16 I will delight myself in Your statutes;
I will not forget Your word.
The New King James Version.
(1982).
().
Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
So…what is your relationship to the Word?
if you are not writing it on your heart, you are opening yourself to folly.
2. Because they are foolish (v.
6-9)
This is the consequence of being weak in the word
Folly loves company
He takes a path that leads to temptation
the wise man flees from evil
“One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.”
- Prov.
14:16
the fool flirts with temptation
His reckless lack of discernment reveals his immaturity
Because foolish people cannot discern what is obvious to the wise-- danger!
(v.
10-13
Here temptation is not disguised, she comes openly
she is dressed as a harlot
loud and rebellious
feet far from home (this is in contrast to the Godly woman in )
impudent/brazen face
The reality: foolish people allow their desire to rule them, and so they miss that which is obviously dangerous in the eyes of others.
Foolish people do things that are obviously foolish to others.
Because they underestimate the aggressiveness of sin (v.
10-15)
Sin is actively seeking to overwhelm you
she has a crafty heart
she is lurking at the corner
Evil may be pursuing you even if you are not actively pursuing it
she waits to meet him (v.
10)
she has come out to find him, she has sought him out
when she finds him, she catches him
Because sin may seem appealing (16-21)
Sin may be attractive
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