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Precepts to live by
What precepts do you have in your life that you live by? Scripture is full of them and in our passage tonight we are going to look at some precepts to live by.
Maybe first we better define precept.
Precept (n) 1.
A general rule intended to regulate behavior or thought.
2. A writ or warrant.
So precepts are a rule, a doctrine (teaching) a command (something to be obeyed)
Precepts we all have them, are they all good?
In reality, name a precept or two that you have and you live by?
We all have rules that we live by, or a moral code (precept).
Some are good, some not so good that we ask God to remove from us.
Another way we may look at a precept in our passage tonight
“A timeless truth in the form of a simple illustration”
Wisdom to build on
Our first precept is something we can build on or build with.
Question: If you were to build a house what do you need?
Stop; wait; allow answers
Add: You need a plan, a blue print, you need directions
Blue print (already saved on computer)
What do you see, what do you notice, what sticks out to you?
Wisdom needed for physical house, spiritual house too (1Pt2:4-5)
Plan needs materials and if lacking ask God (Jam1:5)
Submit to God’s plan; it is gracefully designed (Rom5:17)
It is solidly erected (Ps40:2)
May the house that is planned, that is built on a strong foundation be filled with precious things like grace, mercy, forgiveness, compassion and all that wrapped up in love.
Wisdom needed for physical house, spiritual house too (1Pt2:4-5)
(expand on the passage; focus on the reason for the spiritual house) Holy Priesthood, offer spiritual sacrifices, acceptable sacrifices
Plan needs materials and if lacking ask God (Jam1:5)
Submit to God’s plan; it is gracefully designed (Rom5:17)
(expand) God’s grand plan, scheme of redemption
It is solidly erected (Ps40:2)
This house, this spiritual house built on the Rock, that is rooted and strong able to withstand the storms of this life, but also ready for the spiritual battles, spiritual war tat has to be fought as noted in (vv.5-6)
Our spiritual house properly equipped for spiritual battles (2Cor10:3-5; Eph6:12-13)
The precept of our spiritual house being build on wisdom and understanding that is firmly established so we can face the spiritual battles, wars, that want to destroy us, but God has equipped us to be able to face them and stand firm.
Wisdom prevails over strength; knowledge over brute force
It is not by our strength we prevail, it is by God’s and His precepts for living that we are given and we receive by faith.
So be sure the precepts you build on, are they temporal or eternal!
Wisdom that is soul saving
Soul saving, soul winning, soul sustaining wisdom!
See the wisdom and the warning in this passage.
What do you see, notice, what sticks out to you?
As honey is sweet on your lips and nutritious for your body; so is wisdom for your soul!
Able to deliver (Pro24:11; Jude20-23)
Through wisdom that comes from above that is inspired and delivered it is able to deliver those being lead off to death, or those being led to slaughter without even knowing it.
We need to always be concerned about the souls of men, we need to do what we can to lead people to the truth, or as it says in Jude
Able to warn, protect (Pro24:12)
The Lord weighs our hearts, are we found lacking, are we fulfilling the great commission?
A recent article I read by Charles Woods posed a really good, well maybe challenging point.
“About 90%of all the people who are won to Christ are won by 5% of the professing Christians.
If everyone sought to win souls the way we do, would you be saved today?”
That is hard to look at, hard to consider really.
Able to give hope and a future (Pro24:14)
Speaking of hope (Tit2:11-15; 1Tim1:1; Jer29:11)
While in exile, in bondage in Babylon Jeremiah was sent to give the Word of the Lord.
God kept His word then and at the end of 70 years delivered them, set them free to return to Israel.
He keeps His word of hope today.
For Jesus Christ is our hope, the one sent by the Father for us!
To be our hope and to give us a hope for our future (eternal destination)
Now look at
Soul saving, soul winning starts at home, in your heart, 1Pt3:15
Be Sanctified (in your hearts)
Be ready, be prepared
Be gentle and reverent (show respect)
May we have a heart for the lost and a hand for the fallen (Lk19:10; Gal6:1)
The example Christ gave to us for the lost, to seek and save!
or as Paul said about the fallen.
Now leading to next precept for living
Wisdom that is God fearing
God fearing is freeing not disabling.
God fearing is a good precept for living.
As we work through this passage you will see the precept and the warnings too.
and I have to put this one in there so keep in context
What did you see, what did you notice, what sticks out to you?
Warning, don’t associate (Pro24:21; 1Cor15:33)
We need to be grounded in the Word and have reverential fear of the Lord so we are not tossed about, so we are not easily persuaded by the winds of change that fills this world.
Not only do we need to be grounded, we need to be protective too.
Protect who we hang around with. (expand on this)
Promise: Don’t worry about the wicked (Pro24:19-20; 1jn2:15-17)
and add to that
What we have is we do not need to worry about the evil doer, the wicked for there is no future for them.
We should not love the world for there is no future for it either.
But we should be concerned for the will of God and do that.
now that isa good precept for living.
Don’t fret (worry) don’t be envious, evil/wicked has no future
Don’t love the world either, for there is no future for it, but here is what we are to do.
do the will of God! Now that is a precept to live by!
Wisdom is to know the truth (Jn8:31-32); for the alternative is hell (Rev20:14-15)
Freedom is more than knowing, it is walking in it, it is believing and acting by faith and exercising the freedom by abiding in God’s Word.
For the alternative, well look
We don’t want this for us of course, and we don’t want that for anyone else either .
So the precept of soul willing should come to mind, be on our heart and come out our lips as we are light of the world in Christ and we should shine bright like a lighthouse leading others to safety.
Wisdom is discerning knowing where, who to associate with (Pro24:21-22)
The principle, the precept is this: Rebellion leads to calamity and ruin.
To the God fearing person we can take these precepts and apply them to our lives.
Don’t give into the winds of change, the Bible has proven itself and it does not need to be altered, added or taken away from.
It has everything in it we need to take us to glory.
Whereas God may use the king (government) to help us, we need to know God’s truth and stand for God’s truth even when it is not popular.
For the calamity, the ruin of governments (kings) comes to the hand of the Lord and it will happen, but to us may we know, remember and apply.
Wisdom is preparing, then building (Pro24:25-27; Mt7:5)
First we get right so we can walk right.
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