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Warnings
We have looked at definition, purpose, and instructions on wisdom.
Now we get more into the warnings we need regarding using wisdom.
The seductress flatters with her words (2:16)
She forgets her husband as well as her covenant with God (2:17)
Her path leads to death (2:18-19)
You will see this in our chapter today, but all more in chapters six and seven too.
Think about this, if it is mentioned so many times, is repetitive like it is, you think it is important?
The passage is quiet long, so we need to break into sections, and will look and glean at each section as we go.
Who is Solomon speaking to?
What is Solomon telling the person to do?
So, Solomon starts with PAY ATTENTION!
The Promise of Adultery
Have you ever had anyone make a promise to you that you found out that it was not a true promise?
Or too good to be true?
Tell me what you learn here?
The false promise
Sounds good at first, doesn’t it?
Such enticement, luring comes, involves flattery
Forbidden fruit is always tempting
Adultery promises much, but what does it deliver?
The real promise
In the end is sharp bitterness (5:4)
Death then condemnation (5:5)
Ways are unstable and unknowable (5:6)
Adultery delivers, but not what it promises.
So, now lets look at what it really delivers in a manner we can grasp and understand.
What do your notice?
Who is speaking and to whom?
What is being conveyed?
It costs integrity, character, wealth.
Solomon pleads, stay away (5:7-8)
First reason, don’t give your honor to anyone else (5:9)
You don’t want others (aliens) to be filled with your wealth (5:10)
Think about this, adultery can lead to divorce, divorce can lead to child support, child support impacts your finances, your wealth.
How else do you think adultery can impact?
It can cost your physical health
Solomon gives second reason, your years will be cruel (5:9)
Your body and flesh are consumed (5:11)
Then there could be sexually transmitted diseases that can eat away at your body too.
It costs you your mental health
Who are the You, I, and my in this passage?
Who do you think the teachers, instructors are?
Self -recrimination (5:12-13)
The practice or habit of recriminating against oneself, of blaming or censuring oneself.
You will disregard what has been taught to you
There will be a remembrance of the cost, divorce, financial, physical with the family.
Adultery impacts more than yourself.
Even you will berate your own stupidity.
Think of it this way, breaking your covenant, physically/spiritually can eat away at your conscience.
And part of your request at baptism was an appeal to God for a good, a clear conscience.
It costs you your reputation
What is the difference of assembly and congregation?
People do not look at adultery lightly, let me share a portion of scripture we will get more into on another study day.
Can a person be trusted who lies to his/her spouse?
Adultery destroy’s ones wealth, body, soul and reputation.
But there is hope for there is forgiveness that is available
But the act, the adultery has consequences throughout one’s life after that.
There is forgiveness by God, but trust, reputation and character are damaged.
So, now what?
Glad you asked for we are still not done.
There are more verses to look at that can help prevent the problem physically and spiritually.
In (vv.15-18) do you think this is literal or metaphorical?
And of what?
(vv.18-19) gives some good instructions, what are they?
What do you see as the point in (v.21)?
Look at the consequences (v.22-23), what are they?
Do you think they would be a good deterrent?
So, now grabbing from these verses.
Love your spouse
Rejoice with the wife of your youth (also see Ecc9:9)
Husbands love your wives (Eph5:25, 28)
Wives learn to love your husbands (TIt2:3-4)
Don’t be enraptured by an adulterous and seductress (v.20)
Enraptured: give intense pleasure or joy to.
A persons true character is revealed by their immorality
If they commit adultery with you, they would be more prone to commit adultery against you too.
Love the Lord (5:21-23)
For the Lord see’s all (15:3)
God will judge the fornicator (Heb13:4)
You cannot hide your sins from God, sins will be exposed
How much better is it to just love the Lord since He loved you first?
Love and be loyal to the Lord
He looks for loyalty
Examples like Joseph (Gen39:7-10)
And for Joseph he was rewarded for his faithfulness (Gen39:21, 41:50-52) you can look those up on your own.
Those who love the Lord foremost will love their spouses forever!
So, in review before we close
The promise of adultery is deceptive
Promises pleasure, delivers death and condemnation
The price of adultery is terrible
Don’t learn by experiance, there already have been too many for this that now the world has even softened it from sexual immorality, adultery to “having a fling” that sounds harmless doesn’t it?
The prevention of adultery is possible when our love is in the right place
Love the Lord with all your heart
Love you spouse with God’s blessings
Strong words of wisdom from Solomon to his son, may we learn, know, share with others so they don’t have the peril of adultery.
(Prayer)
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