In our conclusion, let us consider the trap of drunkenness. How has the overabundance of alcohol improved our fitness for a particular skillful task? How has the habit of drunkenness improved our relationships with others or our performance of detailed activities? With drunkenness, one could ask this question: How will this help ensure that I…
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Battling Inner Evil (Part 3)
We have been looking at a few of the evil things that can live inside us and how to battle them. Today, let’s battle deceit and disrespect. In Dr. Warren Wiersbe’s book Be Skillful, he uses the term “illusion” to describe that inner evil that causes us to believe that up is down or that…
Battling Inner Evil (Part 2)
In Part 1, we briefly looked at the realm of pride and how we can effectively battle against it. Now, let us turn our attention to the topic of greed. How can one use their energy of effort and thought so as not to feed the greed? To oppose greed, one should focus on the…
Battling Inner Evil (Part 1)
In his study of Proverbs titled Be Skillful, Dr. Warren Wiersbe devotes a chapter to the popular sins of pride, greed, illusion, disrespect, and drunkenness. Conditions like these are not as widely condemned as more overt sins such as murder and theft. Nevertheless, since any sin corrupts us from within, it is wise to not…
Food for Thought 