Pastor John,
This section in Solomon’s Wisdom* is really sobering. It’s incredible that people would choose death over humility. But how many times have we seen it unfold exactly as Solomon describes. Makes me pray for a clean humble heart that can receive correction when it comes.
Richard F.
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Thank you, Richard.
Yes, that message from Proverbs is sobering.
Something about it reminds me of Proverbs 18:19: “An offended brother is a strong city, with contentions like the bars of a castle.” Once someone takes offense at something he thinks has been done wrong and backs away, it is extremely difficult to win him again, for in his heart, he thinks he has good reasons for withdrawing from the life Jesus gave him. Only God can break through the “castle bars” that such a man puts over his heart.
Pastor John
* https://goingtojesus.com/gtj_books_solomon.html?tname=solomon00