tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post2564606966983359643..comments2024-03-10T10:40:32.319-07:00Comments on Pyromaniacs: Proverbs inspired by the author of ProverbsPhil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-25776154618795888292013-06-18T11:26:32.089-07:002013-06-18T11:26:32.089-07:00I think B, or whatever letter your last sentence w...I think B, or whatever letter your last sentence would be.<br /><br />I think there's reason to hope that Solomon came to repentance, and to read Ecclesiastes as echoing and framing that repentance.<br />But, that said, even the abominable Manasseh repents, and his repentance is recorded in Scripture. One has to deal primarily (if not solely) with the text as-is. So I conclude that what the Holy Spirit primarily wants us to take from the course of Solomon's life is that sin can snare even the wisest, most accomplished and most richly-advantaged.<br /><br />David shows how God can forgive the repentant of anything; Solomon shows that no place this side of Heaven is safe.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-71839722910362875332013-06-18T11:19:17.432-07:002013-06-18T11:19:17.432-07:00I'm notorious for dragging my feet on Bible re...I'm notorious for dragging my feet on Bible reading, so I was grateful that my church put out a little annual Bible-reading schedule pamphlet that I'm now following. When I fall off the wagon ('cause I do, of course), I'm able to catch up easily as long as I don't skip more than a day. Yes, I know that sounds terrible.<br /><br />On a semi-related note, I've always been creeped out by the mystery surrounding Solomon's fate; we never read of any repentance in the Scriptures. Despite God using him to write large chunks of His Word, did he wind up in Hell? Is there any way we can deduce from the Bible what became of him? Or is that silence meant to be there to just make us plain terrified?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-37407697538338036142013-06-18T08:27:34.036-07:002013-06-18T08:27:34.036-07:00Man, that's good, Dan!
As I read "A.2&qu...Man, that's good, Dan!<br /><br />As I read "A.2", I said, "Oh, I'm going to copy and paste that as I comment.<br /><br />But then I got to "A.3" and said, "Oh, that's a good one, too!"<br /><br />By the time I got to the end, I would have had to copy and paste your whole post, which would be silly.<br /><br />So I'll just C&P my favorite, B.1:<br /><br />"Don’t live on yesterday’s devotion"<br /><br />That's great!<br /><br />1. I've never thought it wise to wait to read/meditate/study the Bible until one "feels like it" -- it's okay to force (discipline) oneself to pick it up and begin, and<br /><br />2. I've never regretted forcing myself to pick it up and begin, when I didn't "feel like it".<br /><br />Why?<br /><br />Okay, one more [partial] copy/paste: <br /><br />Because, "all the demons of hell are trying to pull you away".<br /><br />Thanks, Dan. Look forward to hearing the series, and reading your notes, as wisdom keeps shouting in the streets and square, "How long, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded?"Terry Rayburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722632954331009294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-55324195895244335512013-06-18T07:50:32.853-07:002013-06-18T07:50:32.853-07:00Honestest answer: everything I do's a work in ...Honestest answer: everything I do's a work in progress until it's done. Really admire pastors who can plan those things out to a T. I'm not (yet) among their number.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-77886743934318870522013-06-18T07:49:33.979-07:002013-06-18T07:49:33.979-07:00Looking forward to listening to your Proverbs seri...Looking forward to listening to your Proverbs series, Dan. There aren't very many Proverbs series out there (from solid expository preaching churches). Do you know how many lessons it will involve (or is that still unknown, a work in progress)?Lynda Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01755739519555633760noreply@blogger.com