When Wisdom Is "in Your Face"

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Title: When Wisdom Is "in Your Face"------------- Date: 10/24/98

Keywords: "bold" "porn" "wisdom"


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This is the second segment in a seven-part study on Biblical wisdom. Click here for parts 1 3 4 5 6 7.

Passage: Proverbs 8:1-4*

1. Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?

2. On the heights along the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand;

3. beside the gates leading into the city, at the entrances, she cries aloud:

4. "To you, O men, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind.

Questions

1. At what volume or pitch does wisdom speak?

 

2. To whom does wisdom speak (see verse 4)?

 

Practical help

There is nothing subtle about web porn. It's bold and loud. Yet according to this passage, wisdom — the art of skillful living — also dares to be "in your face," challenging you to sit up and take notice of it. Nothing wimpy about its manner or speech. For the many porn strugglers seeking bold ways to resist smut, wisdom says "Try me." Sites offering Biblical wisdom abound on the web. Click here for suggestions. Be prepared for some nonwimpy ideas.

Many porn viewers have sought wisdom — and found victory over web porn! These people are now cheering you on to do likewise. You can do it!


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