Take Root Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: Take Root ----------------------- Date: 05/15/1999 Keywords: "established" "righteous" "uprooted" "wickedness" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: Proverbs 12:1-3* 1. Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid. 2. A good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a crafty man. 3. A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted. Questions 1. What does "established" mean in verse 3 above?   2. What does "uprooted" mean?   3. How might this verse apply to people involved in Web porn?   Practical help It's hard to see long-term benefits in Web porn, given it's deceit, delusion and degradation. No wonder verse 3 above says wickedness is no foundation for life. Do you surf smut sites only to find your life falling apart? There's probably a connection. Try a new link, namely between righteousness and effective living. Verse 3 above says the two go hand in hand. Begin by asking God to rescue you from your sins. Click here to find out how to ask. Then learn how to grow spiritually: Read the Bible, and hang out with other people who follow God. Then feel your life take root. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 1999 by eXXit *Scriptures are from The Holy Bible: New International Version, © copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved.