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\nProverbs 23:23 \u00a0\u00a0Buy the truth and do not sell it\u2014 wisdom, instruction and insight as well.<\/h2>\n
Proverbs 2:2-4<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding,\u00a0\u00a0if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures,<\/p>\n
Proverbs 4:5-7<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.\u00a0Do not forsake her, and she will keep you; love her, and she will guard you.\u00a0\u00a0The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight.<\/p>\n
Proverbs 16:16<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.<\/p>\n
Proverbs 17:16<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense?<\/p>\n
Job 28:12-18.\u00a0 \u201cBut where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?\u00a0\u00a0Man does not know its worth, and it is not found in the land of the living.\u00a0\u00a0The deep says, \u2018It is not in me,\u2019 and the sea says, \u2018It is not with me.\u2019\u00a0\u00a0It cannot be bought for gold, and silver cannot be weighed as its price.\u00a0\u00a0It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.\u00a0\u00a0Gold and glass cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.\u00a0\u00a0No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; the price of wisdom is above pearls.<\/p>\n
Psalms 119:72<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.<\/h2>\n
Psalms 119:127<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Therefore I love your commandments above gold, above fine gold.<\/h2>\n
Matthew 13:44<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThe kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.<\/h2>\n
Philippians 3:7-8<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ.\u00a0\u00a0Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ<\/h2>\n
Revelation 3:18<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see.<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n
There is often a price to be paid in obtaining the truth of God, and we should be willing to pay the price, whatever it may be. Once having obtained the truth, we should not give it up.<\/p>\n
We live in a day when the spirit of the martyrs is largely gone. Men would rather compromise their faith than suffer for it. The voice of the prophet is missing. Faith is lazy, flabby, neglected, and lukewarm. Truth is not proclaimed and shouted out with a even a slight hint of conviction for fear it would offend or be seen as intolerance, narrow-mindedness, and inflexibility. In order to achieve a show of unity, men are willing to sacrifice fundamental doctrines.<\/p>\n
They sell<\/u><\/strong> (willingly dispose, trade, or exchange) the truth and buy<\/u><\/strong> (obtain, purchase, or secure) it not<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n
I wonder if the gold and silver being held out by some proclaiming to be pastors, deacons, elders, born-again Christians, \u00a0are just counterfeit because they have more worldly conviction and influence than the Word of God in its fullness of truth.
\nPastors may feel inclined to preach and teach on the blessings of God through Jesus Christ, but fail to feed these souls with reminders of consistent living, being set apart, being a beacon of light, growth, maturity, theology, doctrine, visible fruits of the Holy Spirit, visible acts of faith, kindness, gentleness, joyfulness, proclaiming peace, generosity, holiness, sinfulness of sin, listening for and able to discern the quiet whispers of the Holy Spirit, confession, repentance of thoughts, words, and actions that are worldly and full of lust of the flesh, and practical application of God\u2019s Word for everyday living\u2026\u2026\u2026.
\nThe shallowness of the depth of teaching on the need for repentance in our sanctification does not awaken the soul to true gold and silver, but rather a lukewarm, immature life void of its worth.
\nDon\u2019t get me wrong, much of what is being taught and preached has value, but without the depth of the need for continual confession (recognized sin) and repentance (turning away), the quiet whispers of the Holy Spirit\u2019s leading and conviction will not be recognized, nor will it transform, train, or grow that person into maturity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Proverbs 23:23 \u00a0\u00a0Buy the truth and do not sell it\u2014 wisdom, instruction and insight as well. Proverbs 2:2-4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding,\u00a0\u00a0if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden … Continue reading “66.x. Proverbs 23:23”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-199661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-prayers"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199661"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":199667,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199661\/revisions\/199667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=199661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=199661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}