Why THEN Changes Everything: Unlocking God's Wisdom in Proverbs 2

🗡️ This expository sermon was delivered at Pilgrim Baptist Church in Cookeville, TN on Sunday, October 5, 2025, at 2:00 pm. 🗡️

What if the most overlooked word in Scripture could transform your understanding of biblical wisdom? In this powerful expository sermon on Proverbs 2:5-8, discover why the word "THEN" is the divine hinge that swings open the door to God's wisdom, knowledge, and understanding.

What You'll Learn:

🛡️ The Difference Between Shield and Buckler - Uncover the profound distinction between God's protection from distant attacks and His intimate defense in hand-to-hand spiritual combat. This deep dive into biblical language reveals why God isn't just your shield for far-off trials, but your buckler for close-range battles with temptation, fear, doubt, and anger.

⚡ Fear First, Then Knowledge - Why our culture gets it backwards. True biblical wisdom doesn't start with information—it starts with transformation through the fear of the Lord. Learn how this divine order changes everything about pursuing knowledge of God.

🔗 The Buckler That Never Falls - Discover the powerful truth about how God is fastened to believers through salvation. Just as a buckler is harnessed to a warrior's forearm, God is bound to His children with an unbreakable connection that holds even when we let go.

💎 Wisdom Is a Person, Not a Principle - Stop seeking wisdom like it's a thing to obtain and start pursuing the relationship God offers through Jesus Christ. This message challenges the modern self-help culture and points you back to Christ as the power of God and the wisdom of God.

This verse-by-verse Bible study explores the conditional "if-then" statements of Proverbs, the security of salvation, and why God keeps and preserves His saints. Whether you're facing distant fears or close combat with sin, this sermon will encourage you to walk uprightly with your divine defender.

Perfect for: Christians seeking deeper Bible study, anyone wrestling with doubts about salvation security, believers wanting to understand Old Testament wisdom literature, and those hungry for expository preaching that connects Scripture together.

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