Idolatry Discerning

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Do not be wise in your own eyes;

    fear the Lord and shun evil.

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This will bring health to your body

    and nourishment to your bones. Proverbs 18:7,8

This month we are discovering what is means to be Idolatry Discerning.

What does it mean to discern? To distinguish between...

what is wise and what is not wise...

 Blessed are those who find wisdom,
    those who gain understanding,
for she is more profitable than silver
    and yields better returns than gold. Proverbs 3:13, 14

Today, we had Pastor Jim Dekker come and speak to us about making wise choices. 

He gave us different scenarios and had us think about what we would do. Here are just a few:

If you had lots and lots of money and needed a house for you and your dog, 

what kind of house would you build?

Your little brother follows you everywhere when you're having 3 friends for a sleep over. 

What would you do?

And then we looked at some people in the Bible:

Solomon: asked for wisdom, built the temple, had many wives, allowed idol worship - which were wise choices, what were not?

Moses: lead the Israelites, murdered a man, led them through the Red Sea.

And finally, Jesus. He also had many difficult choices to make and had perfect discernment. His choices were selfless and wise. 

 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. James 3:13