Lady Danger, Proverbs 7

"Say to wisdom, 'You are my sister,' and call understanding your kinsman; they will keep you from the wayward wife with her seductive words."

Proverbs 7:5
There must have been many wayward wives back in the day of Solomon. Just like today. Where there are wayward wives, there are wayward men. Solomon makes a point to repeatedly warn against adultery and staying away from that danger.

I was watching TBN the other day and Pat Robertson was answering guestions from the viewers. One young man asked if it was a sin to have an affair with another girl even though he wasn't married, but had a girlfriend. Pat just shook his head and said "Young man, you have many problems. Sex outside of marriage is sin."

That is a hard pill to swallow in this day and age. His lady co-host chimed in and said that the guy just showed how "unscrupulous" he was. Meaning that his integrity was tied to his sexual behavior.

If God calls sex outside of marriage a "sin" I really can't argue. I am thankful to be in a committed marriage and not having to deal with the "dating" issues of the day.


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Proverbs 7:25 - "Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths."

We are a soceity who believes in the "greater good". Many liberal ideologies are based on this premise, but many of the liberally minded fail to acknowledge biblical principles that truly set the "greater good". Even logic doesn't allow them to fathom the error of their decrees and beliefs. That is called a "spiritual blindness" among believers.

The notion that "abstinence" and "fidelity" strike many as "backward thinking" (not "progressive"); however, the "good" that is promoted actually causes much harm (i.e., hurtful relationships, diseases, jealousy, lower moral standards, deviancy, shallowness, etc.). I think Solomon warns us, that our "moral compass" is swayed and pulled away from the voice of God when we open up our heart to the "waywardness" of our nature.

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Andy Valadez
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