Grace Fellowship ChurchGrace Fellowship ChurchPastor/TeacherPastor/TeacherJim RickardJim Rickard

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Tuesday,Tuesday,September 11, 2012September 11, 2012

DoxologyDoxology

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Amen.Amen.

The Book of ProverbsThe Book of ProverbsChapter 2:12-19Chapter 2:12-19

Wisdom Delivers You Wisdom Delivers You from False Teachers and from False Teachers and

False Doctrine. Pt 1False Doctrine. Pt 1

““Deliver” - NATSAL, “To Deliver” - NATSAL, “To separate, to be separate, to separate, to be separate, to

snatch away, deliver, rescue, snatch away, deliver, rescue, save, etc. (save, etc. (from enemies, from enemies,

troubles or deathtroubles or death), to deliver ), to deliver from sin and guilt.” from sin and guilt.”

Our Lord uses literal examples Our Lord uses literal examples of what to stay away from, with of what to stay away from, with

the primary meaning of the primary meaning of discernment toward false discernment toward false

teachers and false doctrines. teachers and false doctrines. Acts 20:29-31; Rom 16:18; Acts 20:29-31; Rom 16:18;

1 Thes 2:5; Jude 1:16.1 Thes 2:5; Jude 1:16.

Acts 20:29-31, “I know that after Acts 20:29-31, “I know that after my departure savage wolves will my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your the flock; and from among your

own selves men will arise, own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw speaking perverse things, to draw

away the disciples after them. away the disciples after them. 3131Therefore be on the alert….”Therefore be on the alert….”

Rom 16:18,Rom 16:18,“For such men are slaves, not “For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their of our Lord Christ but of their

own appetites; and by their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the they deceive the hearts of the

unsuspecting.”unsuspecting.”

““Rescue”, is being able to see Rescue”, is being able to see through the words of through the words of

temptation, whether enticing temptation, whether enticing us to wickedness, vs. 12-15 us to wickedness, vs. 12-15 (living outside the plan and (living outside the plan and

will of God), …will of God), …

… … or to sexual immorality, or to sexual immorality, vs. 16-19 (committing vs. 16-19 (committing

adultery against God by adultery against God by having false doctrines in our having false doctrines in our

lives, e.g., legalism, works for lives, e.g., legalism, works for salvation, etc.). salvation, etc.).

Just as the false teacher leads Just as the false teacher leads us to live outside of the Plan us to live outside of the Plan

of God, so false doctrines lead of God, so false doctrines lead us to live out of fellowship us to live out of fellowship

with God.with God.

We need to listen carefully to We need to listen carefully to God’s Word, so that we can God’s Word, so that we can understand the true intent of understand the true intent of

the words of those around us. the words of those around us. (cf. e.g., 18:4; 20:5)(cf. e.g., 18:4; 20:5)

Deliverance is not automatic Deliverance is not automatic or miraculous. It comes or miraculous. It comes through exercising the through exercising the

discretion and understanding discretion and understanding that God gives to those who that God gives to those who

diligently seek His diligently seek His “Wisdom”. “Wisdom”.

Verse 12Verse 12::“Deliverance” is a result of “Deliverance” is a result of

recognizing the true nature of recognizing the true nature of the false teacher’s ways and the false teacher’s ways and

avoiding them in favor of that avoiding them in favor of that which is righteous, just and which is righteous, just and

honest, vs. 9.honest, vs. 9.

This evil [RA] is sometimes This evil [RA] is sometimes undetectable if they are living undetectable if they are living

to a moralistic code, but to a moralistic code, but usually it can be identified by usually it can be identified by

that teacher’s life style.that teacher’s life style.

This evil perversion is This evil perversion is designed to overthrow the designed to overthrow the

doctrine resident in your soul doctrine resident in your soul and to take control of your and to take control of your

soul by means of the soul by means of the Sin Nature.Sin Nature.

The heart of evil is idolatry or The heart of evil is idolatry or unfaithfulness in a person’s unfaithfulness in a person’s

true relationship with the true relationship with the Lord, Deut 17:2f. Lord, Deut 17:2f.

It can involve distrust, It can involve distrust, unbelief, greed and rebellion, unbelief, greed and rebellion,

Prov 17:11, that is closely Prov 17:11, that is closely associated with pride, associated with pride,

Prov 8:13.Prov 8:13.

Verse 13Verse 13: : “Leave” AZAB, “Leave, “Leave” AZAB, “Leave,

forsake or abandon”. They have forsake or abandon”. They have left the path of uprightness, no left the path of uprightness, no

longer living filled with the longer living filled with the Spirit, Exp. Sanct. keeping the Spirit, Exp. Sanct. keeping the

mandates of God Word. mandates of God Word.

They are now steeped in sin They are now steeped in sin and evil, emotional revolt of and evil, emotional revolt of the soul and the arrogance the soul and the arrogance

complex of sins; and they are complex of sins; and they are trying to bring you along with trying to bring you along with

them!them!

It is impossible to pursue sin It is impossible to pursue sin and righteousness, light and and righteousness, light and darkness, because they are darkness, because they are

mutually exclusive. To follow mutually exclusive. To follow one is to abandon the other. one is to abandon the other.

Eph 6:12; 2 Peter 2:1-22Eph 6:12; 2 Peter 2:1-22

Eph 6:12,Eph 6:12,“For our struggle is not against “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the flesh and blood, but against the

rulers, against the powers, against rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, the world forces of this darkness,

against the spiritual against the spiritual forcesforces of of wickedness in the heavenly wickedness in the heavenly

places.”places.”

Verse 14Verse 14::“Delight”, inward exuberance. “Delight”, inward exuberance.

“Rejoice”, enthusiastic “Rejoice”, enthusiastic outward expression. outward expression.

Both are a result of operating Both are a result of operating by means of their sin nature.by means of their sin nature.

““Foolish, self-destructive Foolish, self-destructive behavior is rooted not in dullness behavior is rooted not in dullness

or simple ignorance but in a or simple ignorance but in a constitutional distortion of moral constitutional distortion of moral

vision, a twisting of values.” vision, a twisting of values.” (Fox, “Pedagogy of Proverbs 2”, (Fox, “Pedagogy of Proverbs 2”,

Pg 241)Pg 241)

Verse 15Verse 15::“Crooked” - Distorted or “Crooked” - Distorted or

perverted. perverted. “Devious” - to deviate or “Devious” - to deviate or

depart.depart.That is what the false teacher That is what the false teacher

has done to God’s Word.has done to God’s Word.

We are told not to let God’s We are told not to let God’s Word depart from our eyes. Word depart from our eyes. Prov 3:21; 4:21f; Psa 25:4Prov 3:21; 4:21f; Psa 25:4

Psa 25:4,Psa 25:4,“Your ways, O Yahweh, “Your ways, O Yahweh,

cause me to know; Your paths cause me to know; Your paths teach me.”teach me.”

True life is in following True life is in following God’s path, His righteous God’s path, His righteous

character.character.

Psa 25:10; 27:11; 44:18 Psa 25:10; 27:11; 44:18

God’s “Wisdom” in your soul God’s “Wisdom” in your soul will alert and warn you when will alert and warn you when

false teachers are teaching false teachers are teaching false doctrine and then you false doctrine and then you

must separate from them and must separate from them and their teaching.their teaching.

Grace Fellowship ChurchGrace Fellowship ChurchTuesday, September 11, 2012Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Tape # 12-103Tape # 12-103

Proverbs 2:12-19 Proverbs 2:12-19Wisdom Delivers You from FalseWisdom Delivers You from False

Teachers and False DoctrineTeachers and False Doctrine

Prov 2:12-19; Eph 6:12; Acts 20:29-31 Prov 2:12-19; Eph 6:12; Acts 20:29-31

James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2012James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2012