Life and Family Lessons In Proverbs | Immorality cont...

The Importance of teaching and training (Proverbs 6 & 7)

Proverbs 6:20-23

We must teach and train

• Believe in it . . .

We must buy in to the teaching of the Bible

• Believe it and receive it

The Importance of truth (Proverbs 6:24)

Truth will alert you to the danger

• Her words verse 24, see also 7:21
• Your lust verse 25
• The outcome
  • It makes one less than what they should be verse 26
  • It fulfills selfish desires, not love and blessings verse 27
  • It burns the participate verse 28
    • You are going to get burned . . .

Truth will alert you to destruction

• Adultery destroys one’s soul verse 32
• Adultery leads to wounds and dishonor verse 33

Truth must be received and embraced and applied (Proverbs 7:1-5)

• Parents must train and children must receive
  • Win on both sides
  • Teens - BUY IN to the truth

Solomon gives one huge illustration (Proverbs 7:6-27)

• A young man lacking wisdom
  • He is a young man -
    • Beware of youthful lusts
      • Rob us of God’s best
      • Damage our thinking and point us in a wrong direction
      • Build a weak foundation for our future
    • Flee Youthful Lusts
      • Fight and fortify purity