Culture of the World: Making Bad Decisions

Introduction

• Proverbs 1:1-7

We listen to the wrong people.

• Proverbs 1:8-10


• People often do not listen to good advice.


• Proverbs 4:14-17


• Proverbs 2:16; 5:3; 7:13-21, 24 – Be careful of the words of an adulteress! Listen to God instead.


• Advertising: The Rule of 7
  
  
  
  • It takes about seven ad impressions before someone will take action.
  
  
  
  


• Psalms 1:1-2


• We must minimize the influences that pull us away from God.


• II Timothy 4:3

We lack spiritual common sense.

• I Peter 5:8


• Don’t go near things that are likely to lead to sin.


• Proverbs 5:8; 7:7-16


• Proverbs 14:15-16 – What is the wise thing to do?


• Proverbs 22:3

Instead of dying to sin, we try premeditated repentance.

• Proverbs 3:7-8


• I John 1:6-7


• Romans 6:1-4, 7, 13 – This is talking about dying to sin.


• Am I truly loving God if I’m making plans to sin every day?


• Proverbs 8>13


• I’m also affecting other people when I do this.


• Proverbs 6:27-29 – Sin hurts!


• We will never better ourselves by committing any type of sin.