Deut 1-2 Israel's Refusal to Enter the Land
Proverbs 7
Applying what we read yesterday and how we think,
Simple – linked to sexual immorality
First step back from a nation’s body in Romans 1
Fool – linked to lack of reason and sexual depravity
§Second Step back from a Nation’s Heart in Romans 1
Scoffer
Third step backwards from a Nation’s mind in Romans 1
Debased Mind (NKJV)
Reprobate Mind (KJV)
Word in the Greek is ἀδόκιμος Adokimos ad-ok'-ee-mos: unapproved, that is, rejected; by implication worthless (literally or morally): - castaway, rejected, reprobate.
Pro_14:6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it, But knowledge is easy to him who understands.
Pro_15:12 A scoffer does not love one who corrects him, Nor will he go to the wise.
Pro_21:11 When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
We are pulling from some future passages but these are important in analyzing How we think and why we think the way we do. As we begin Deuteronomy, this is Moses’ last sermon to Israel. Here is the context as he approaches his very last days:
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