Proverbs 5:1-6 KJV
My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
Verse four caught my attention. This is the "other" two edged sword of the Bible; the first one, of course, being the Word of God.
The Old Testament especially characterizes idolatry as adultery. Israel's worship of false gods was called unfaithfulness to God and so it is not too much of a stretch to view this second two-edged sword as being more than the physical lure of a strange woman. This could be viewed as the lure into false worship and placing faith in things other than the living God.
The messages of false teachers
Are powerful in our day vs. 4
Though not as powerful as the Word of God in changing lives eternally, the false teachers have a sword with which they take their own followers. Messages on self-help, positive sermons designed to lift up the spirits or messages on health, wealth and prosperity are attractive to the world.
The messages of false teachers
Go down to death vs. 5
As popular as those messages are, and as large of crowds as they seem to attract, the message only leads souls to death and hell. There is no genuine salvation message. Even if they pretend to give a gospel presentation, it is a false gospel of "if you will choose Christ, your problems will be over." That is an utter lie. We do not choose Christ, He chooses us and a true faith in Christ will lead to war with the course of this world.
The messages of false teachers
Are constantly changing vs. 6
Change is the catchphrase of our day. Satan's system of religion offers any number of choices; something to appeal to every taste all so the larger numbers will fall into her seduction. Their message, their methods, and their ministry styles are so malleable you never know what they will do next in their effort to win souls to their ways.
Wisdom says to stick with the old paths.
Wisdom says not to remove the landmarks our fathers have set.
Wisdom says that our goal should be to resist the tendency toward modernism and strive to bring our faith back to that of the apostles.
My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
Verse four caught my attention. This is the "other" two edged sword of the Bible; the first one, of course, being the Word of God.
The Old Testament especially characterizes idolatry as adultery. Israel's worship of false gods was called unfaithfulness to God and so it is not too much of a stretch to view this second two-edged sword as being more than the physical lure of a strange woman. This could be viewed as the lure into false worship and placing faith in things other than the living God.
The messages of false teachers
Are powerful in our day vs. 4
Though not as powerful as the Word of God in changing lives eternally, the false teachers have a sword with which they take their own followers. Messages on self-help, positive sermons designed to lift up the spirits or messages on health, wealth and prosperity are attractive to the world.
The messages of false teachers
Go down to death vs. 5
As popular as those messages are, and as large of crowds as they seem to attract, the message only leads souls to death and hell. There is no genuine salvation message. Even if they pretend to give a gospel presentation, it is a false gospel of "if you will choose Christ, your problems will be over." That is an utter lie. We do not choose Christ, He chooses us and a true faith in Christ will lead to war with the course of this world.
The messages of false teachers
Are constantly changing vs. 6
Change is the catchphrase of our day. Satan's system of religion offers any number of choices; something to appeal to every taste all so the larger numbers will fall into her seduction. Their message, their methods, and their ministry styles are so malleable you never know what they will do next in their effort to win souls to their ways.
Wisdom says to stick with the old paths.
Wisdom says not to remove the landmarks our fathers have set.
Wisdom says that our goal should be to resist the tendency toward modernism and strive to bring our faith back to that of the apostles.
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