Copyright 2015 J. Neely
Proverbs 1:10
10 My son [ben], if
sinners [chatta'] entice
[pathah] thee,
consent ['abah] thou
not. KJV-Interlinear
10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not
consent. ESV
Aligning yourself
against the teachings or instructions from the Bible, thus ignoring the
mandates of the spiritual life, is a choice for sin.
A sinner is not
just someone who is a person of bad reputation, but more often the sinner is a
decision, or worse still a pattern of decisions that a person chooses for
themselves.
The worst decision
you can make, is to consent to sin. The far worse situation is not knowing who
a sinner is, or better still what a sinner is. The word for sinners is in the
plural. And it means to miss the mark, to error, to sin, it’s a reference to a
habitual pattern, plural, that a person has chosen for their life.
We are all
children of God therefore, we are all sons. And this Psalm, or this instruction,
is directed toward each and every one of us.
It certainly
applies to children, that parents should be teaching, but all too often the
parents of this world fail in that regard, because they simply never learned themselves.
The principle
instruction or set of instructions in our life, comes from God. And we learn
them through the study of Bible doctrine. And if you don’t have any consistent pattern
of study, then you simply don’t learn.
And therefore we
have a very basic, and the very simple instruction, to avoid sin, and sinners, and
much more than that, to avoid the
pattern or patterns that all of this represents.
There are four
great enemies that we all face in this life.
The first, comes
from our own thoughts and intents. If we do not know truth, then our thoughts
will always lead us in the wrong direction.
Second, pressure
comes from other people. And if we do not know truth, then we do not have any
discernment, or ability to distinguish the good from the bad.
Third, we are all
exposed to bureaucracies of every kind. From government, to employment, to
social interactions, and so forth. There will always be pressure and
frustration, as well as peer pressure to conform to the accepted laws or rules,
or regulations, or the norms and standards of society.
Fourth, the
natural environment around us will bring pressure into our life. Whether from a
natural disaster, or bad weather, from storms, from physical or mental
handicaps, or just plain bad luck, there is no shortage of the possibilities of
trouble that can enter into our lives, and steer us in the wrong direction.
Therefore, not
consenting to sinners, begins with your own thoughts. And your own thoughts are
patterned after what you know, and what you have learned.
Learn Bible
doctrine, and you are on the right path. Ignore Bible doctrine, and you’ll never
find the right path.
These
studies are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org,
and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so already,
and therefore not be lost forever.
And
if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you
can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come
to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and
purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a
phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever. To ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily
study means you will be incomplete, unfulfilled and you will lose out, big
time.
The
Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human
history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to
complete yourself beyond your imagination.
But
you have to decide to make that commitment.
No one else can study for you.
You have to do that yourself.
