PROFITING FROM PROVERBS

“Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease” (Proverbs 22:10).

Now, the thing about this is, let’s return back to what we were talking about just earlier. Here is the nonsense that is not worth striving over.

Here is a guy that will not consent to wholesome words even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ and to the doctrine which is according to godliness. This guy has a problem. His problem is described in 1 Timothy 6:4, 5: “He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.”

“. . . but doting about questions and strifes of words,” you know what doting means? Have you ever heard of a doting old man or a doting grandmother? Somebody that's doting is somebody that gives unnecessary and unbalanced attention to something. If you're a doting grandmother you probably give your poodle too much attention, that kind of deal, yeah? Okay, I’ll admit it. I’m a grandfather and I have a dog. Yep, I’m a doting old man! Yeah, dote on!

Well, here's somebody that's doting about strifes. Questions and strifes of words whereof comes all those things listed. How long would it take you to answer a simple question about what you believe about Jesus Christ’s deity? He was God manifest in the flesh. Simple. Well, some people will not go there. They will keep wanting to make these preparatory statements in order to lay a groundwork to lie and twist scriptures. They will do anything but simply admit to the truth as Scripture portrays it.

There are some Bible questions that are not worth dealing with, mainly the stupid ones. And here is why. Because there's times that folks ask nonsense questions just to confuse issues.

Daily Bible study is necessary if we are going to begin our day with the right attitude and the right spiritual diet. Proverbs has 31 chapters, and most months have 31 days, so let's read a chapter of Proverbs a day and see what God might have for us. As the Lord leads, share with us what God has shown you in a special way and by His grace let us build up a devotional repository. Let's keep our knives and forks handy for some daily bread! Ideally, a chapter or two of Proverbs will fit in nicely with a good plan of reading our Bibles through each year.

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