tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post7532561280502766952..comments2024-03-10T10:40:32.319-07:00Comments on Pyromaniacs: How does Proverbs point to Christ?Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-57134068339531343502015-02-17T12:12:54.066-08:002015-02-17T12:12:54.066-08:00Thanks all.
New readers: here is the sermon serie...Thanks all.<br /><br />New readers: here is <a href="http://www.sermonaudio.com/search.asp?subsetitem=God%27s+Revolutionary+Wisdom&subsetcat=series&keyword=copperfieldbc&SourceOnly=true&currSection=sermonssource&includekeywords=&ExactVerse=" rel="nofollow">the sermon series in Proverbs they're talking about</a>.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-82687325820033387102015-02-17T11:35:44.518-08:002015-02-17T11:35:44.518-08:00This post shows us the larger context of all of Da...This post shows us the larger context of all of Dan's insightful sermons in his series on Proverbs. I am learning so much from them and they have helped deepen my faith in the truth and wisdom of the whole Bible.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706110045595401808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-17938648956338983582015-02-17T10:33:06.702-08:002015-02-17T10:33:06.702-08:00This is an excellent synopsis of how Proverbs as a...This is an excellent synopsis of how Proverbs as a whole (in conjunction with the prophecies of Isaiah) directs us to Christ. What I enjoyed about your sermon series on the subject was that you were able to show how each small section (even down to the verse) did the same. And I begin to wonder if every bible verse does the same. <br /><br />Does it show us God? We haven't been looking for him. Which shows us that we are sinners needing a savior. And look--there He is!<br /><br />Does it show us righteousness? We have not achieved it. Which shows us that we are sinners needing a savior. And look--there He is!<br /><br />Does it show us wickedness? The Holy Spirit can convict us that our hearts hold more of the same. Which shows us that we are sinners needing a savior. And look-- there He is!<br /><br />Does it show us blessing? We have not deserved them. Suffering? To the degree that we have not specifically earned it, we have not recognized its purpose and wholly submitted to God under it. Hell? It is our lawful destination. Heaven? It is unreachable without Christ.<br /><br />And perhaps not only scripture, but our experiences (viewed through the lens of scripture and wisely interpreted thereby) are similarly instructive. God's whole world, bringing glory to him and by his grace, knocking some sense into us.<br /><br />And all this from considering with the sage that the fear of YHWH is the beginning of wisdom. Thank you.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478685406690986049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-17592577765983799702015-02-17T09:54:15.073-08:002015-02-17T09:54:15.073-08:001. Though we can't be "the perfect man&qu...1. Though we can't be "the perfect man", when we walk by the Spirit, we DESIRE wisdom. That's just the way it is.<br /><br />If we DESIRE wisdom, we then have a great compact source for that wisdom that we can go to to quench that desire -- Proverbs.<br /><br />2. Additionally, when we walk by the Spirit, through Him we will be better able to apply that wisdom (Gal. 2:20).<br /><br />3. Still, even when we may not be walking by the Spirit for a few minutes, or an hour, or a day, or a month (speaking theoretically), if we have just enough DISCIPLINE ("habit" helps here) to read and meditate on Proverbs, our minds will be at least that much renewed, and we will likely be more desirous of walking by the Spirit.<br /><br />It's cyclical and spirally (that is, tends to spiral up -- yippee -- or down -- boo-o-o), is it not?<br /><br />If we ADMIT that it's cyclical and spirally (as opposed to totally "progressive"), then we are more equipped to engage in that which causes up-cycling and up-spiraling (like the Word of God and Prayer, assembling together, etc.).Terry Rayburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722632954331009294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-48084562905903246482015-02-17T06:40:01.646-08:002015-02-17T06:40:01.646-08:00Yes, thank you. I've always felt like I want t...Yes, thank you. I've always felt like I want to be that ideal man and to hit those ideal goals but never can attain any of it. Often feel like I'm the fool, not the wise man. Ben Laaksohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01528738648251370728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-16720244891819318302015-02-17T06:08:55.364-08:002015-02-17T06:08:55.364-08:00Amen. Thank you brother. Amen. Thank you brother. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02222386011664015041noreply@blogger.com