Father, Son, and Haughty Spirits

I. The Setting

Proverbs 1:8-10 Hear. 28:9 Do not forsake (2:17; 4:2) Paternal discipline, maternal

laws (3:1; 4:2)

Parents are . . .

Connected Consistent Controlled

Proverbs 1:10 If sinners entice you…

Sinners [rebels]: men to whom sin has become a habit, thus vicious, wicked (K-D) Pr.13:21; 23:17-18; Gn.13:13; 20:9They 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.

I. The Setting

II. The Son

Parents warn (8b)

False advertising. Pr.16:29 Society (friends; majority). Ps.26:9 Self. Pr.14:12

Common occurrence

Creature wisdom, not Creator

Crowded road

Comprehend truth too late

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

Parents warn (8b)

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

Proverbs1:15

2:12-135:8

13:2022:24-25

23:20

I. The Setting

III. The Seduction

II. The Son

If sinners entice you…(Pr.1:10)

Jg.14:15; 16:5; 1 K.22:20-22

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

Sinners want . . .

1. Acceptance2. 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)

How to identify the wrong crowd

1. Things they think are funny. Indecent...2. Impure speech. Off-color jokes…3. No respect for God; ridicule sacred things4. Daredevil, reckless spirit.5. Vandalism or theft. 6. Smoking, drinking, drugs, etc.

I. The Setting

III. The Success

II. The Son

III. The Seduction

Steadfast endurance

Lit.: don’t be willing (1:10)1. Gn.39 – run for your life2. Ep.5:11 – general practice

The only safety: emphatic negative

Lk.4:13

Sinners allure / Parents alarm . . .

Pr.1:17-18 (7:23)

Call back from the abyss

“Before strongly desiring anything, we should look

carefully into the happiness of its present owner”

“Serving God requires nothing but that which will elevate you

and forbids nothing except that which will debase you”

– I. B. Grubbs