Proverbs 1:8-31: The Nature of Temptation Last week we began looking at proverbs, and the purpose of that book. We concluded that wisdom is not simply street smarts, but the skill and the ability to navigate life in all its complexity. The purpose of the book of Proverbs, as we talked about last week, is [...]
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The Nature of Temptation: Proverbs 1:8-32
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What is Wisdom? A Study in Words
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Wisdom, in the book of Proverbs, is a multi-sided thing. In order to communicate what wisdom is, the introduction uses several different synonyms to help draw out what exactly wisdom is. For your study of this book, I thought I’d just provide some linguistic background so that as you study this book, you can understand [...]
Got Wisdom? Proverbs 1:1-7 Sunday June 6th
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Got Wisdom? Proverbs 1:1-7 We are starting a series today on the book of Proverbs. I have one recommendation for how to get the most out of this series. Billy Graham has read 1 chapter from proverbs every night for countless years. I strongly recommend you do the same. There are 31 chapters in Proverbs. [...]
The Beginning of Wisdom
Posted in devotion, devotionals, Proverbs, theology, Tremper Longman III, Uncategorized, tagged anglican, commentary, devotional, episcopal, proverbs, reformed, sermon series, theology, tremper longman III on May 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This summer we will be studying the book of Proverbs. In many ways, this book is problematic in the Old Testament. For one, it has little or no connection to the main redemptive story line of the Old Testament (or the whole Bible for that matter). Also, the book of Proverbs seems to depend heavily [...]
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