Embracing Godly Wisdom Through Worship and Reverence
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "Insight refers to the person who is careful about what they say. This person gets along with others and they seek God and find his blessings. And then it gets into righteousness, which refers to just doing what's right. And justice refers to fairness and ruling. And then it goes into prudence to the simple. And that just refers to someone who's not even their gullible. That person easily falls into sin because they are oblivious. They are oblivious. They honestly just don't know any better. And then prudence refers to intelligence. So, it's saying that given that person the tools that they need to make wiser decisions in life, this person can learn and then accept discipline." [37:34]
2. "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. Fools despise wisdom and instruction. So, at that point, I begin to start asking questions. And if anyone's in the Teach Me How to Fish Bible Study on Wednesday night, you know and you understand the importance of interpretive questions because those interpretive questions help you to build context and to really know what's actually being said in that scripture. Right? So, I started to ask questions like, why is the fear of the Lord the beginning of knowledge? What does it mean to fear the Lord? How does this saying fit into the context of those? What are the first six verses and what are they stating? And all these questions, I believe, are important with a few other in our interpretive process." [39:15]
3. "The fear of the Lord is a very important concept in the Old Testament scriptures. Job 1 and 1 is described as a man who was blameless and upright, but one who feared God and shunned evil. In Ecclesiastes 12 and 13, the book concludes its teaching with, the end of the matter all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. So, we're beginning to see that some attributes of God, of fearing God in the Old Testament includes rejecting evil and obeying the Lord's commands." [40:21]
4. "The wisdom of our culture and our society is an illusion it can't be trusted and what is an illusion other than deception and what is deception if not a lie and who is the father of lies satan but we can trust the lord's wisdom as james mentioned it's peaceable it's gentle it's open to reason full of mercy and sincere god's wisdom isn't harmful to us it's helpful to us the world's wisdom will tell you that if you go down this path this is what the result is going to be but actually once you go down that path you see how far it took you away from the lord you you understood and realized that you then had to maintain whatever you started with in order to keep the wisdom of the world but not with god his wisdom is is not harmful it's helpful don't be so quick to lean into the wisdom of the world as i close don't be so quick to lean into the wisdom of the world society wisdom says so many things at the end of the day you got to do what's best for you you got to protect your peace you got to protect your energy you can't do what you can do whatever you put your mind to believe in yourself you know what's best for you be with someone who makes you happy" [01:03:16]
5. "Ultimately y'all that is the point of wisdom is to embrace and revere the lord and say you know what god i want to do this for you i want to do this for you i want to do this for you i want to do this because i know that this is one going to please you i want to do this because i know that ultimately this is what you have for me this is the truth this is what's actually right this is good and that is what's going to then that's what's going to change and transform my heart so lord i thank you for how you've moved today i thank you that we will just have the time to just sit on this and we will have the time lord to just hear from you and ponder where are the areas in my life that i have not surrendered to your will where the areas of my life that i've chased my own wisdom of my own understanding and not yours and lead us into the way everlasting lord help us to be changed help us to be transformed help us to look like you to sound like you and to be like you lord in jesus name we pray amen" [01:05:05]
### Quotes for Members
1. "For those that don't know, like I said in the beginning, Proverbs is wisdom literature. In this genre, wisdom's concern is how to live a successful life in the midst of everyday challenges. There are two other wisdom books, Job's and Ecclesiastes, that clearly explain that to gain wisdom, we may experience some intense fear of the Lord. We may experience suffering and that life doesn't always go the way that we intend. But even still, Old Testament wisdom is the clear path to blessings. So, Proverbs understands this, but that's not the goal of the book. So, these points will guide us in our understanding of the fear of the Lord. And as I continued to study, I began to see how this fear of the Lord really shapes our understanding of our place in God's world as his creation." [39:15]
2. "So, the fear of the Lord is a very important concept in the Old Testament scriptures. Job 1 and 1 is described as a man who was blameless and upright, but one who feared God and shunned evil. In Ecclesiastes 12 and 13, the book concludes its teaching with, the end of the matter all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. So, we're beginning to see that some attributes of God, of fearing God in the Old Testament includes rejecting evil and obeying the Lord's commands. So, if we dig a little bit deeper here and we look at fear and do a word study, it says that that translates to moral reverence. And moral reverence describes how our character is shaped by our deeply felt honor, our respect, our awe, and our worship of God. So, this reverence reflects, one, our understanding of God's greatness and our willingness to honor him in all aspects of our lives. So, we display our fear or our moral reverence of the Lord in our behaviors, in our habits, in our choices, our lifestyles." [41:22]
3. "So, today, once again, we're going to be talking about wisdom and godliness, right? How wisdom produces godliness. And we've been in this series, According to Godliness, and our pastors have taken us through. We've gone through Titus and we're in 1 Timothy. Like, we've been learning a lot as it pertains to godliness. And I think one of the key components of godliness. Is wisdom, right? So, I think that's why it's important for us to fully understand God's wisdom and not just the wisdom of the culture of the wisdom of the world that we live in. And I believe that Proverbs as a wisdom literature would be a great place for us to start to understand God's wisdom." [34:52]
4. "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge fools despise wisdom and instruction. So, as I read this passage repeatedly, like over and over and over, and those who understand that understand that as we have learned in our teachings with tanks, you have to keep reading the word to understand it and memorize it so that you can understand the context. That fear of the Lord part, that just kept sticking out to me the most. And if we look back at those first six verses, the opening begins by, So, this implies that the recipients of that time, which were the children of Israel, understood that Proverbs were short sayings. They're not universal truths, but they're valuable insights into godly living. They're short, very memorable statements that are easy to remember. And then there's the naming of King Solomon, which implied that they were already aware of who he was. And we know that in first Kings three, it tells us that Solomon was noted as being one of the wisest men in the world and that God gave him the gift. And that's the gift of wisdom." [36:42]
5. "The introduction goes on to tell us that the intent and purpose of the book and the qualities we are to possess from our study of the book are listed in this book. Cool. So, it says to know wisdom and instruction. Wisdom here in Hebrew means it's wise judgment or decision making, which leads to success. And it can bring strength and favor. Instruction refers to discipline, either given by the people or by God to help to correct any faults. It says to understand. So, understanding here in Hebrew translates. To discernment, it's like wisdom. It describes the ability to understand righteousness, justice and equity." [36:42]
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1. "Insight refers to the person who is careful about what they say. This person gets along with others and they seek God and find his blessings. And then it gets into righteousness, which refers to just doing what's right. And justice refers to fairness and ruling. And then it goes into prudence to the simple. And that just refers to someone who's not even their gullible. That person easily falls into sin because they are oblivious. They are oblivious. They honestly just don't know any better. And then prudence refers to intelligence. So, it's saying that given that person the tools that they need to make wiser decisions in life, this person can learn and then accept discipline." [37:34]
2. "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. Fools despise wisdom and instruction. So, at that point, I begin to start asking questions. And if anyone's in the Teach Me How to Fish Bible Study on Wednesday night, you know and you understand the importance of interpretive questions because those interpretive questions help you to build context and to really know what's actually being said in that scripture. Right? So, I started to ask questions like, why is the fear of the Lord the beginning of knowledge? What does it mean to fear the Lord? How does this saying fit into the context of those? What are the first six verses and what are they stating? And all these questions, I believe, are important with a few other in our interpretive process." [39:15]
3. "The fear of the Lord is a very important concept in the Old Testament scriptures. Job 1 and 1 is described as a man who was blameless and upright, but one who feared God and shunned evil. In Ecclesiastes 12 and 13, the book concludes its teaching with, the end of the matter all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. So, we're beginning to see that some attributes of God, of fearing God in the Old Testament includes rejecting evil and obeying the Lord's commands." [40:21]
4. "The wisdom of our culture and our society is an illusion it can't be trusted and what is an illusion other than deception and what is deception if not a lie and who is the father of lies satan but we can trust the lord's wisdom as james mentioned it's peaceable it's gentle it's open to reason full of mercy and sincere god's wisdom isn't harmful to us it's helpful to us the world's wisdom will tell you that if you go down this path this is what the result is going to be but actually once you go down that path you see how far it took you away from the lord you you understood and realized that you then had to maintain whatever you started with in order to keep the wisdom of the world but not with god his wisdom is is not harmful it's helpful don't be so quick to lean into the wisdom of the world as i close don't be so quick to lean into the wisdom of the world society wisdom says so many things at the end of the day you got to do what's best for you you got to protect your peace you got to protect your energy you can't do what you can do whatever you put your mind to believe in yourself you know what's best for you be with someone who makes you happy" [01:03:16]
5. "Ultimately y'all that is the point of wisdom is to embrace and revere the lord and say you know what god i want to do this for you i want to do this for you i want to do this for you i want to do this because i know that this is one going to please you i want to do this because i know that ultimately this is what you have for me this is the truth this is what's actually right this is good and that is what's going to then that's what's going to change and transform my heart so lord i thank you for how you've moved today i thank you that we will just have the time to just sit on this and we will have the time lord to just hear from you and ponder where are the areas in my life that i have not surrendered to your will where the areas of my life that i've chased my own wisdom of my own understanding and not yours and lead us into the way everlasting lord help us to be changed help us to be transformed help us to look like you to sound like you and to be like you lord in jesus name we pray amen" [01:05:05]
### Quotes for Members
1. "For those that don't know, like I said in the beginning, Proverbs is wisdom literature. In this genre, wisdom's concern is how to live a successful life in the midst of everyday challenges. There are two other wisdom books, Job's and Ecclesiastes, that clearly explain that to gain wisdom, we may experience some intense fear of the Lord. We may experience suffering and that life doesn't always go the way that we intend. But even still, Old Testament wisdom is the clear path to blessings. So, Proverbs understands this, but that's not the goal of the book. So, these points will guide us in our understanding of the fear of the Lord. And as I continued to study, I began to see how this fear of the Lord really shapes our understanding of our place in God's world as his creation." [39:15]
2. "So, the fear of the Lord is a very important concept in the Old Testament scriptures. Job 1 and 1 is described as a man who was blameless and upright, but one who feared God and shunned evil. In Ecclesiastes 12 and 13, the book concludes its teaching with, the end of the matter all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. So, we're beginning to see that some attributes of God, of fearing God in the Old Testament includes rejecting evil and obeying the Lord's commands. So, if we dig a little bit deeper here and we look at fear and do a word study, it says that that translates to moral reverence. And moral reverence describes how our character is shaped by our deeply felt honor, our respect, our awe, and our worship of God. So, this reverence reflects, one, our understanding of God's greatness and our willingness to honor him in all aspects of our lives. So, we display our fear or our moral reverence of the Lord in our behaviors, in our habits, in our choices, our lifestyles." [41:22]
3. "So, today, once again, we're going to be talking about wisdom and godliness, right? How wisdom produces godliness. And we've been in this series, According to Godliness, and our pastors have taken us through. We've gone through Titus and we're in 1 Timothy. Like, we've been learning a lot as it pertains to godliness. And I think one of the key components of godliness. Is wisdom, right? So, I think that's why it's important for us to fully understand God's wisdom and not just the wisdom of the culture of the wisdom of the world that we live in. And I believe that Proverbs as a wisdom literature would be a great place for us to start to understand God's wisdom." [34:52]
4. "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge fools despise wisdom and instruction. So, as I read this passage repeatedly, like over and over and over, and those who understand that understand that as we have learned in our teachings with tanks, you have to keep reading the word to understand it and memorize it so that you can understand the context. That fear of the Lord part, that just kept sticking out to me the most. And if we look back at those first six verses, the opening begins by, So, this implies that the recipients of that time, which were the children of Israel, understood that Proverbs were short sayings. They're not universal truths, but they're valuable insights into godly living. They're short, very memorable statements that are easy to remember. And then there's the naming of King Solomon, which implied that they were already aware of who he was. And we know that in first Kings three, it tells us that Solomon was noted as being one of the wisest men in the world and that God gave him the gift. And that's the gift of wisdom." [36:42]
5. "The introduction goes on to tell us that the intent and purpose of the book and the qualities we are to possess from our study of the book are listed in this book. Cool. So, it says to know wisdom and instruction. Wisdom here in Hebrew means it's wise judgment or decision making, which leads to success. And it can bring strength and favor. Instruction refers to discipline, either given by the people or by God to help to correct any faults. It says to understand. So, understanding here in Hebrew translates. To discernment, it's like wisdom. It describes the ability to understand righteousness, justice and equity." [36:42]
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