i? ,,.,.'V, ' . , ' :7 of H i -T' "J' Puritr of Heart and Life A-jbsson text ' fob "adoust w- -Proverbs :l-5, 10-17; ' 4:H-: 5:1-4; '. fSlIlO-lJ! Jattief 1:115. .-.. .- : i!V MEMORY r SELECTION . Keep thy heart with all dlHgenc - for out of it : '-'are the issues of lle Proverb u - MDiTOX'S HOTtt:- Leoso m:bmt aarf Sctiptua ulected ni -."t-v ttghtti by IattrnationMl Council- Ugiouw gtfueatioa; used or ptinu rmni .11- a r..l I fY WS5f , - ' ' tfcj.,- " A, , 4 '.A -'"'S- By WILLIAM CULBERTSON. If O. 'J:-Ot'iSb.Mnoay'iiBM Inititu'e. -.-,. ' r -A TT IS Well for us to face- r-1 .-irolv ' " '.; such a topic as the one Bcvim-d t . It la particularly necessary io re "Jlfft View, the" blbllcaf standards wi th re gard' to hollnels of life, slneo the " 'day In which we Hve is one of lowered1 conceptions, -.i- . 1-jy'XYn will probably remember the ft "tory, fe celebrated artist who waa renowned beeause of hirability !,.--". 'i to put on canvas colors of accurate : hue, -and great beauty. 'His secret ; y; was that he kept a number of valu ; : ,1 able gems of all cqlors.' Be would , turn frequently-iron) his painting to" , 7. study the color of these gems .V-.V'1"-We need to spend time with the r ' preoleos gems of the Word ot God thatwe 'may clearly-understand - ST j ". how he would have as live: t- - -r J - I. True Wisdom. involves the Fear ..J-of, Jehovah (Prov, 2T1-6),; ; ;. ' " N THE opening chapters of Prov ,,,, V Wisdom '!.-.- personified. Anyone 'who' believes - in .'Jesus r Christ cannot help understanding ' something of his relationship to wls--Jr,Tdorh..InKhim "are hid all toe treas-'.-jVl'-j' ures of 'wisdom and -knowtfedge" . ; '-- Cot 2:3)'. To those of us who trust him, he has been made onto us wis ? 'dom-d Cor. 1-80). '" J ' In this passage in Proverbs the i . ' 'v point is that if we observe his comi t -4''-j.BMnent"ll 'w Incline ourears ' unto wisdom, if we apply our hearts to understanding, 11 we long for di' f i ,- kl -comment, as earnestly- as we would , ; we shall understand thfi. fear of the ...Lord and find the knowledge of God ,' ' God will meet, every individual :l,fl' who. really -wants to .know him. :' :',"':,' Bald ear Lord, "If any.niM wilt ' - oth to. do his will, he shall Jr-Vf know , ." XJohn 7:17). v ";.?. n..Trae Wisdom ' Involves Holl T.i'Boai -of Life (Prov. 2:10-17 4;M-17; 'jTIV truly know God Is, ot course,' 'M - k to' " be' spared the - heartache wkdoh results from being deceived .by sin add Satan. , When wisdom enters the heart, the result Is dls oretlon and understanding (Prov.- ' ' '.ttlO, WZ-Thos God delivers H V' '-'v7I rom w7 of evil and from -' '' .' 1 men that speak "evil things . (v. , w Attention should ! given to the 4esoriptlon of these evil,-men in ' -.I : irorses 12-15: they speak' perverse , " ; " filings; : they forsake the paths of ; r,uprightness; they walk in the ways : aox aarxness: tney rejoice 10 ao evu; they delight in the perverseness of ; -vil; their -paths are crooked ana -ri-:-.- .wayward. ; r; 2 Deliverance .front ' the strange-f. : woman . is likewise vouchiaied, as wo have true wisdom. -The descrlp . ' tlon of these women la informative ' : -flattering, forgetful of both friends . . and' God; ? their lips drop honey, 4 : their mouths are smoother than 0. v;4r :Notie;.the 'conclusion 1 of tht - -Z matter: In the end they -are bitter ; :;Vaa Wormwood, sharp as. a two ': edged sword, their feet go down to j : death, and weir steps take hold on y- ' Bow. much we need God's wia-: dom in this world. It la easy to be ' ' m; Tnia Wisdonr Means Peaoa 1 ai ino juna .rrov. iio-vii. .: ft?0 walk with God. to walk tJB ' wisdom, la indeed aa the dawn fag light, shining mora and mora ante the perfect day. V mora r'j:: ware no other reward for living for God (and there are many, .many others), the benedlottoii at even tide Would be enongh to cause ns to think aerlonsty before we Host ' j tha ways of God. ;''-.---r-;'y'J IT. A EeprMentative af Troa Wia ; dom". (Prov. 81:10-12), 1 . : THIS passage describes tha wise - c. . woman. She is indeed to bo ex ' tolled. The worthy - womanY the ; . woman who loves God. the woman ",Who u therefore wise, is in price far "4 js)bpve rubles.' ,,.i ' vtv--Yr v. sia'a Hlstof7 (James l:is-lS). THE wise man, the man -Who will be pure in heart and life, ought ito understand something of the his- tory of sin in-his individual life. " ; Temptation here refers undoubt edly tp a solicliatioir to evil. God does make trial of man (Gen. 22:1), tut be does not dangle before them : pat whlojB is evil in itseH ; Ts history of peroonal evil Is, i Cast beoaase of ear Inst we . arc : . enticed. Thus when lost has eos ' oelved (that is to say. we have ' ; suooumbed K to tha- entloemenO , . s"n Is bora, and sin, when it Is fb ' .3 bat It Is - never 5 finished; . res on and on; no power aa i can arrest It bringeth. i r .-.itmK : ' r Wrtan Itawtseper Unlba. - I t .. ,,! .f 1 jr-ASis, y "ammm . I t-tiw.2 It isn't h'crfd to fool ct cTcr;' Tust Kancf some fdfereEl rfotnes-on a thints he's lookino crt a man. 'That's vHy the 1 dragged gentleman in, the pictoe has been so suassfafia' keeping i the held to himseit ' -!TfS '; Bui yre know He's just q "scOTeciw. We can tefi tfie clifferencel 'J We ban' tell a real man from an imitation of a man . , . and we can lefl a man of moral strength from one of moral weakness. We are not easily deceived by false fronts: we look far character in the people - . we meet - . We seek Jo build character, also. That's why our churcHes arej J bo impajtant, We rely on our churches to mold the character of our " children through religious educatioa And in our churches we fortify j our owrr character through regular worship of God. Thouahtful men and women attend worship services and support 'the Church. Thev see the difference that reliaious faith makes in the : -1; r ii- iJ. J? ji '.l lit . if r -I iL. ; rUi.U..MVi uie oi ine lncuviaucu ana me iwejjare pi jsoumiuiuivi w iv uiuiui t this Sunday Copyright 1MT b a, B. tuuug. mimbm Vhsato " - - . This series of ads is being published each week in the Du plin Times under the auspices of the Duplin County Mini ' t --. sters and is being sponsored by the following patriotic individuals and. business establishments Expert Radiator Repair I f T B O TT S - GARAGE '12 Years Experience V Beulaville N. C. G. H. 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