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Part 8–"What if..."

Proverbs 5

July 25, 2021

"What if..." Proverbs 5 As we have journeyed through the first 4 chapters of Proverbs we have been presented with two different paths. - Path #1 is the way of the foolish - Path #2 is the way of the wise In this message we take a look at Proverbs 5 the father invites his on to imagine what it would be like to try the way of the foolish. Main Idea: Wisdom will recognize and reject immorality 1. Recognize the Trap (vv. 1-6) - See the words "honey" and "bitter" (vv. 3 & 4) 2. Reject the Temptation (vv. 7-24) We've seen already the person who lets their untamed sexual desires lead the way is repeatedly shown by Solomon to be a fool who is walking to his own funeral. Yet, the temptations can be rejected. Solomon gives an action plan, a blueprint to reject the temptation. - Remaining Sharp (vv. 7-8) - Remaining Serious (vv. 9-14) - Remaining Satisfied (vv. 15-20) - Remaining Steadfast (vv. 21-23) God created his world good and everything worked right, including relationships and sex. But sin broke our relationship with God and with each other, so nothing right now works as it was designed. Instead of intimacy and satisfaction in marriage, there is distrust, barriers, and unfaithfulness. Sex is still a good, God-given gift, but it is not used properly because we are sinners. Because of human sin, our vertical relationship with the Lord is off; and as a result so are our horizontal relationships like marriage. We need to be brought back into right relationship with God in order for our marriages to work properly. That's the point of Proverbs. Your relationship with the Lord–fear Yahweh–is directly connected with your relationship with your spouse. Here's the good news: Jesus Christ–the Wisdom of God–Paid the price for our sexual sin upon the cross, and he came back victorious three days later. Through his death and resurrection, we can be reconciled to God. In Christ, there is no condemnation for our sexual sin. And by the power of Christ's Spirit and our new hearts, we can be transformed to live out God's plan for our lives, including sexually. That is good news indeed!