Proverbs 5-7 Sex And Warnings About HOW We Are Tempted By It

Solomon wants his son to know what Solomon’s father David failed to know at one time – that sexual sin destroys.  My commentary boiled it down this way:

“Sexual sin is eventually disappointing.  The experience goes from sweetness to bitterness, from gain to loss, from purity to pollution, and from freedom to bondage … The most expensive thing in the world is sin … Yes, God in His grace will forgive our sins when we repent, but God in His government will see to it that we reap what we sow … He watches the decisions we make and the roads we take … If we abuse our freedom and deliberately disobey His Word, our freedom will gradually become bondage, the kind of bondage that can’t easily be broken … It’s impossible to sin without being bound.  One of the deceitful things about sin is that it promises freedom but only brings slavery … The cords of sin get stronger the more we sin, yet sin deceives us into thinking we’re free and can quit something whenever we please.  As the invisible chains of habit are forged, we discover to our horror that we don’t have the strength to break them … the only One who can set us free is Jesus Christ.”

In chapter 7, we see “the steps that lead to destruction:  First, a man tempts himself … proud, convinced that he can play with sin and get away with it … people deliberately put themselves into the place of temptation and danger … Then he is tempted by the woman … she appeals to his male ego and his imagination.  Then he tempts the Lord … we tempt God when we deliberately disobey Him and put ourselves into situations so difficult that only God can deliver us.”

One final thing I noted:  “It isn’t enough for Christians to protest the evil, we must also practice the good and proclaim the good news that sinners can become new creatures in Christ.” 

Father, thank You for these awesome warnings and these clear pictures of how our flesh – our chemical makeup – can be used by Satan to entrap us.  Keep screaming the warnings in my ears if I begin to tempt myself or listen to temptation, or tempt You!

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford