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Follow on Google News | Proverbs will increase our faith by John Nino EslitGenesis 19:5 know them carnally. Genesis 19:24 brimstone…from the LORD out of the heavens. Proverbs 3:3 neck…heart.
By: Adda Orofil Genesis 19:24 brimstone…from the LORD out of the heavens. When morning came (v. 23) judgment fell. Any natural explanation about how the Lord used combustible sulfur deposits to destroy that locale falters on this emphatic indication of miraculous judgment. “Brimstone” Proverbs 3:3 neck…heart. The virtues of mercy (the Hebrew word for lovingkindness and loyal love) and truth that come from God are to become part of us—outwardly in our behavior for all to see as an adornment of spiritual beauty and inwardly as the subject of our meditation (Deut. 6:4–9). Such inward and outward mercy and truth is evidence of New Covenant salvation (Jer. 31:33, 34). How can we study and apply some of the Proverbs if we don’t understand them? More often than not, those Proverbs that at first seem unclear or contradictory turn out, instead, to be elusive and deep. Proverbs sometimes do state obvious truths. Their meaning is crystal clear: “A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him” (17:25). But many proverbs require thoughtful meditation: “The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD” (16:33) or “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death” (16:25). The fact that we may have to search the rest of the Scripture or work at thinking ought to make Proverbs dearer to us. If God has chosen this unusual approach to help us grow, why would we hesitate to give our full attention to Proverbs? Given the context that surrounds Proverbs—the rest of God’s Word—a student’s failure to grasp a proverb ought not to lead to the conclusion that there’s something wrong with this book. A better conclusion would be that the student doesn’t know enough yet or hasn’t paid enough attention. A wise person puts an elusive proverb on hold for further understanding rather than rejecting it as useless. God’s further lessons in that person’s life may well cast a new light on parts of the Bible that have been difficult to interpret. ------------------------- John Nino Eslit has extensive business, banking, and merchant relationships and are established, trusted members of the business community in the Philippines. John Nino Eslit has experience working with several Government and Corporate Offices as contractors for various projects and have valuable and good reputations established over 10 years. He is well known and trusted as honorable business person who believe that every transaction must benefit all involved. John Nino Eslit +639998068813 www.icallcorporation.com info@icallcorporation.com End
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