- Proverbs 7:11-15
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- Prov 7:11 (KJB)
- (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her
house:
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- Stubborn - Rebellious
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- This woman of harlotry is very loud because she wants to entice her
clients who have come and stood around her house. Instead of her attending
to the business of her home, she instead, has chosen to commit adultery with
other men. This is the same with false gospels because they are in rebellion
against God not having the confirmation of the Scriptures to show that the
doctrines are correct. The false gospels are always loud because they must
continually keep justifying their position so they may draw the true
believer away from the truth.
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- Prov 7:12 (KJB)
- Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at
every corner.)
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- She is no longer satisfied with the clients who come to her home, now
she goes out to the streets to look for those who she can seduce. This
teaches us that we live in a sinful world and that there is temptation on
every corner and if the Christian is not biblically astute, then they will
fall for subtle, as well as blatant temptations. One need not go looking for
sin, it will come to us and if we are not strong enough to rebuke it, we
will fall.
(Gen 4:7 KJV) If thou doest
well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at
the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over
him. This was God’s exhortation to Cain that if he
was disobedient, then sin lies at the door and will be right there to take
him in. Disobedience always starts in the mind and then progresses to
action.
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- Prov 7:13 (KJB)
- So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent
face said unto him,
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- Impudent - Strong or prevailing
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- The unwilling or willing sin candidate is caught by the harlot and she
speaks to him with a strong or determined face. In other words, she is not
going to think twice about seducing this man because her face states that
her mind is made up already. It is normally at this stage of the sin that
the man will not attempt to leave. This is the same principle with false
gospels, once they have you in their grip and they continue to impress you
with all the new teachings, you will not want to leave and go back to the
old, old story. False gospels and their adherents are set to take as many
into their belief system as they can. This is why the Christian must beware
of those lurking around with false or even new teachings. When someone says
to you that they have new teachings, that is when your spiritual antennas
should go up and be doubly on the watch.
(1 Pet 5:8 KJV) Be sober, be vigilant; because
your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he
may devour: 1 Peter 5:8 is more apropos in our day
than in any other.
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- Prov 7:14 (KJB)
- I have
peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
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- Peace and Fellowship offerings are listed in Leviticus 3. When she
states that she has made her vows and have peace offerings, she is somewhat
showing that she is a little religious but in reality, she is showing that
she has no regard for the feasts and offerings of God. She uses this
information to entice her prey. This is also a warning to Christians that
there are those who embrace false gospels that try to convince us that they
are born again and that they have the true gospel.
(Isa 57:21 KJV) There is no peace, saith
my God, to the wicked. Those who must insist that
they are born again are trying to relay peace offerings to their intended
victim. God states that there is no peace for the wicked. Whenever a
Christian is approached by someone they suspect is in a false gospel, then
they must grill them with many questions and ask them how they became born
again. Never fall for the idea that because they come in peace, that they
are coming in truth.
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- Prov 7:15 (KJB)
- Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I
have found thee.
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- Here she comes forth showing that she is the aggressor and that she was
diligently searching for him. It is obvious though from a few verses back
that this man wanted to be found. It seems he moved out of the area where he
and his friends were standing, maybe so he would not be recognized by those
around him. She tells him plainly that she has sought for him and now she
found him. Those who want to sin will be willing to be found by those who
are engaged in the sin he wants to partake in. Those who flirt with false
gospels will also be sought for and taken in by them. Then once they are
hooked, it will be extremely hard to break away from them.
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