The Word to the World
Proverbs 31:10–31—the famed passage about the ideal wife/woman—paints a picture of an honourable, rather than a dishonourable, life. It shows Lady Wisdom in living flesh. But while Proverbs 31 describes the ideal woman, this is not its main thrust. Its main thrust is to highlight
The cross of Jesus Christ is, of course, at the heart of Christianity. We sing about it, speak about it, put it on or in our church buildings, and, hopefully, preach it. We talk a lot about the cross but, practically, what difference does it
What fruit do you produce? How do you determine the condition of your heart? Proverbs speaks of righteousness as a path, as we saw previously. It also says that those on this path will produce certain fruit. Those who are on the path of righteousness
The cross of Christ is the crux of the matter. That is not a mere play on words but the firm conviction of every disciple of Jesus. Without the cross, there is no gospel. Mark wanted his readers to appreciate that the one who died