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Father, Son, and Haughty Spirits

Father, Son, and Haughty Spirits. I. The Setting. Proverbs 1:8-10. Connected. Consistent. Controlled. Hear. 28:9 Do not forsake (2:17; 4:2) Paternal discipline, maternal laws (3:1; 4:2) Parents are . . . . Proverbs 1:10.

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Father, Son, and Haughty Spirits

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  1. Father, Son, and Haughty Spirits

  2. I.The Setting

  3. Proverbs 1:8-10 Connected Consistent Controlled • Hear. 28:9 • Do not forsake (2:17; 4:2) • Paternal discipline, maternal laws (3:1; 4:2) Parents are . . .

  4. Proverbs 1:10 Sinners [rebels]: men to whom sin has become a habit, thus vicious, wicked (K-D) Pr.13:21; 23:17-18; Gn.13:13; 20:9 They cannot harm unless you give in. Not even satan himself can make you sin without your consent. Ja.4:7 2 K.17:15. Ac.2:40. If sinners entice you…

  5. I. The Setting II.The Son

  6. Parents warn (8b) • False advertising. Pr.16:29 • Society (friends; majority). Ps.26:9 • Self. Pr.14:12 Common occurrence Crowded road Creature wisdom, not Creator Comprehend truth too late

  7. Parents warn (8b) • False advertising. Pr.16:29 • Society (friends; majority). Pr.26:9 • Self. Pr.14:12 • Filthy aims. Pr.7:21-23. Robs . . . • Fake apostles. 2 Co.11:13-15 purity power peace possessions Romans 16:18 Proverbs 7:21

  8. Parents warn (8b) Proverbs 1:15 2:12-13 5:8 13:20 22:24-25 23:20 • God gave us ears to listen • Tendency: parents are ‘old fogies’ • Pr.1:5, wise men listen • Pr.1:8 (5:7), children learn to listen • Danger: W/o parental guidance, fog • Defense: parental experience • Disaster: ignore parents, miss mark • Detour: follow other young people

  9. I. The Setting II. The Son III.The Seduction

  10. If sinners entice you…(Pr.1:10) spacious, wide, open (thus accessible to persuasion): easily deceived, simple, …in a state of holding a wrong view about a situation, implying the one deceived bears some responsibility as a kind of self-deception… seduce, deceive, allure, coax Jg.14:15; 16:5; 1 K.22:20-22

  11. Sinners want . . . 1. Acceptance 2. Equality w. others 3. No judges, but participants • “With us” (1:10) • Thrill of the kill (1:11) • As God (1:12; Nu.16) • Get rich quick (1:13; Mt.6:24) • Comradery (1:14)

  12. How to identify the wrong crowd • Things they think are funny. Indecent... • Impure speech. Off-color jokes… • No respect for God; ridicule sacred things • Daredevil, reckless spirit. • Vandalism or theft. • Smoking, drinking, drugs, etc.

  13. I. The Setting II. The Son III. The Seduction III.The Success

  14. Steadfast endurance Lit.: don’t be willing (1:10) • Gn.39 – run for your life • Ep.5:11 – general practice The only safety: emphaticnegative Lk.4:13

  15. Sinners allure / Parents alarm . . . Call back from the abyss Pr.1:17-18 (7:23) “Before strongly desiring anything, we should look carefully into the happiness of its present owner”

  16. “Serving God requires nothing but that which will elevate you and forbids nothing except that which will debase you” – I. B. Grubbs

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