Sermon Tone Analysis

Proverbs 5

Pay Attention to Discipline (1-2)

Concise Oxford English Dictionary (Discipline)

the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behaviour.▶

controlled behaviour resulting from such training.▶

an activity providing mental or physical training: kung fu is a discipline open to old and young.2 a branch of knowledge, especially one studied in higher education.

Training an individual to do the “right” thing, at the “right” time, with the “right” motivate, with little to no supervision.

Jay Adams - Discipline, by its very nature, requires discernment

Practice Discernment (3-6)

Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (Eleventh Edition) (Discern)

1 a: to detect with the eyes 〈discerned a figure approaching through the fog〉b: to detect with senses other than vision 〈discerned a strange odor〉2: to recognize or identify as separate and distinct: DISCRIMINATE 〈discern right from wrong〉3: to come to know or recognize mentally

The principle of antithesis - (In the Bible, where antithesis is so important, discernment - the ability to distinguish God’s thoughts and God’s ways from all others - is essential)- Jay Adams

Pass-by Deception (7-8)

Deception

Believing something that is not true

If something sounds to good to be true, it probably is

Promised Disaster (9-14; 22-23)

Loss of Wealth

Baptistnews reported that the investigation of approximately 700 leaders listed for sexual immorality was roughly 1.7 million dollars.

It is rising, estimations of accumulated expenses are to pass 7.3 million dollars

Loss of Health

STD’s - According to healthy people.gov

over 20 million new cases of STD’s occur, with 10 million occuring between the ages of 15-24

Loss of Wisdom

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/divorce-rates-by-country

Progressive Viewpoints leading cause of divorce

Loss of Reputation

The recently released Guidepost report revealed a list of alleged abusers compiled by a former employee of the SBC Executive Committee

Loss of Freedom

Federal Bureau of Prisons claims that sexual offenses are the third highest incarcerated

“Prison Love” - Roughly 80,000 inmates every year

God’s Judicial System - Leviticus, Deuteronomy

Loss of Life

Pursue God’s design of life (15-21)

To procreate within the boundaries set forth by God for the stability of the family unit, the Congregation, and the world in which we live.