The Shaping of
A Godly
Woman or Man –
Part 3
From congregational readings in Proverbs 21-25, Jun
1, 08 – bk@kluth.org
1 - Learn about relating to authorities
Prov
21:1, 25:15 The king's heart is in the hand of the
LORD; he directs it like a watercourse wherever he pleases…Patience can
persuade a prince, and soft speech can crush strong opposition.
Prov
22:29 Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve before kings; he will not serve
before obscure men.
Prov
25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to
search out a matter is the glory of kings.
2 – Learn about marriage
Prov
21:9, 19 Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a
house with a quarrelsome wife. Better to
live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and ill-tempered wife.
Eph
5:21-25 Submit to one another out of reverence for
Christ. Wives, submit to your husbands
as to the Lord….Husbands, love your wives.
3 - Learn about parenting
Prov
22:6 Train a child in the way he should go, and when
he is old he will not turn from it.
Prov
22:15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but
the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
Heb
12:11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but
painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace
for those who have been trained by it.
Eph
6:1-4 Children, obey your parents; this is the right
thing to do because God has placed them in authority over you. Honor your
father and mother. This is the first of God's Ten Commandments that ends with a
promise. And this is the promise: that if you honor your father and mother,
yours will be a long life, full of blessing. And now a word to you parents. Don't keep on
scolding and nagging your children, making them angry and resentful. Rather,
bring them up with the loving discipline the Lord himself approves, with
suggestions and godly advice.TLB
4 - Learn about alcohol
Prov
21:17, 23:20 He who loves pleasure will become poor; whoever
loves wine and oil will never be rich…Do not join those who drink too much wine
or gorge themselves on meat, for drunkards and gluttons become poor.
Prov
23:29-33 Who has sorrow? Who
has strife? Who has complaints? Who has
needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? Those who linger over wine…In the end it bites
like a snake and poisons like a viper. Your
eyes will see strange sights and your mind imagine confusing things.
Prov
31:4-5 Rulers
should not crave liquor. For if they drink, they may forget their duties and be
unable to give justice to those who are oppressed.NLT
Eph
5:18 Don't drink too much wine, for many evils lie
along that path (NLT = because that will
ruin your life); be filled instead with the Holy Spirit and controlled by
him. TLB
5 - Learn about goals
Prov
21:6, 22:1 A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting
vapor and a deadly snare…A good name is more desirable than great riches.
Prov
21:21 He who pursues righteousness and love finds
life, prosperity and honor.
Prov
23:4-5 Do not wear yourself
out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint. Cast but a glance at riches, and they are
gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.
2
Cor 5:9 We make it our goal to please [Christ].
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