A life of discipline
In order for us to develop wisdom, we must be disciplined. What this means is that we set our goals in the right place and that we set up the rhythms of our lives to achieve these ends. Proverbs helps us to think through what the purpose of life and some of the guardrails are, […]
A life of order
Proverbs 3 tells us: the Lord by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens. From this, we can be sure that this world operates by the order that He put in place. Following His way is allowing the author of all things to direct us toward His good.
A life of freedom
The father continues to encourage his son toward wisdom, this time using freedom as the tool. His point is that God’s commands are aimed at removing the burdens that sin puts on your life, so that you can be freed to enjoy the full life that God designed.
A life of character
Our search for wisdom brings us to a conversation about character. Proverbs tells us that character will produce wisdom and and wisdom will build character. In order to access this, you need to trust God’s way and put it into practice.
A life of listening
Lady Wisdom cries aloud in the streets! This section introduces us to her and shows us her first address to the young man. In it, she encourages us all to listen to wisdom of God – in the world around us and through His revealed world.
A father’s warning
The father begins his lesson on wisdom by warning his son not to be enticed by fools. If you are surrounded by folly, it makes it very difficult to find the truth.
A father’s wisdom
Proverbs begins by giving us the dynamic for the rest of the book: this is the passing on of wisdom, from a father to a son, with the hopes that the son can avoid the pain of folly. While the book will give a lot of specifics of this, it begins with the fear of […]
Devoted to good works
The Christian life is filled with all manner of distractions. Paul’s guidance to us is not to just avoid them, but to pursue something better: be obedient, show perfect courtesy to all people, and devote yourself to to good works. This is a response to what God has done for us, but it is also […]
Teach sound doctrine
Paul continues to advise Titus on how to set up the church, this time focusing on the posture that we should have toward one another. Specifically, he shows how God set up specific roles and how they function in relationship to one another. Understanding this helps us to strive toward godliness together.
The order of the church
God, through Paul, gives us a description of the people who He has prepared for ministry. As Titus puts the church into order, he begins by putting the right people into leadership. This shows that God works through human leadership and cares enough about His people to give them specifics about how they should structure […]
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