Grace Fellowship Church Pastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard Sunday, July 14, 2013

The Book of Proverbs Chapter Wisdom’s Benefits, Part 3

III. Second Exhortation: Choose wisdom above all else, 8: Reason: Wisdom is most valuable, 8: Reason: Wisdom has immediate benefits, 8: Reason: Wisdom’s origin, antiquity and work, 8:22-31.

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Prov 8:15-16 Wisdom establishes Royalty in your soul. Your Soul

King Rulership and Authority over your entire soul. Prov 8:15-16 Wisdom establishes Royalty in your soul.

King Rulers Rulers Rulership and Authority over your entire soul. Establishing what is right in various aspects of your life. Prov 8:15-16 Wisdom establishes Royalty in your soul.

King Rulers Princes Rulers Princes Princes Rulership and Authority over your entire soul. Establishing what is right in various aspects of your life. Establishing direction for conduct or procedure within your soul. Prov 8:15-16 Wisdom establishes Royalty in your soul.

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1 Cor 11:28a - 31, “But a man must examine himself,… 31 if we judged ourselves rightly, we would not be judged.”

There was no separation of the judicial branch of government from the executive or legislative branch in the ancient Near East. Judging was a function of all levels of leadership.

“Judge” – SHAPHAT, also used for “delivering from the power” of enemies, 2 Sam 18:19, therefore lady wisdom provides deliverance of your soul over the power of sin and Satan’s cosmic system when applied.

In order to perform this royal order of rulership and authority over our own souls we need wisdom, God’s Word, to be resident within our souls.

When we do we will understand and execute the Royal Family Honor Code, especially designed for the Church Age believer.

James 2:8, “If, however, you are fulfilling the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.”

1. The RFHC is a system of spiritual integrity mandated by God and revealed by the Mystery Doctrine of the Church Age.

2. The RFHC relates to personal integrity on the part of believers in relationship to other persons.

3. Integrity is adherence to spiritual, moral, and ethical principles related to truth (God’s Word) and honesty (personal integrity).

4. Two things are necessary for the application of Bible doctrine to experience, Rom 12:1-21; Phil 4:11-13; James 1:22-25.

1) The attainment and function of Spiritual Self-Esteem the first stage of spiritual adulthood

2) The function of the RFHC from your soul to your life.

Phil 4:12-13, “I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need. I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.”

5. The RFHC is related to the Laws of Divine Establishment and Impersonal Love, Rom 13:8-10.

6. Violations of the RFHC are found in: Prov 6:16-19; 2 Tim 3:2-8.

7. The mode of operation of the RFHC demands grace, Rom 12:9-21.

Grace Offering Gal 6:6, “The one who is taught the word is to share all good things with the one who teaches him.”

Grace Fellowship Church Sunday July 14, 2013 Tape # Proverbs Chapter 7 The Royal Family Honor Code, Part 1 Prov 8:15-16; James 2:8; Rom 12:1-21; 13:9-21; Phil 4:12-13 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2013