Proverbs

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NASB	Proverbs 1:29 Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the LORD.
AMPLIFIED 2015	Proverbs 1:29 Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the LORD [that is, obeying Him with reverence and awe-filled respect], [Prov 8:13]

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Bible Question (short): Do you understand it?

Question (full): We are trying to understand why Christians refuse help when they need it and it is being offered.

I will try to relate this matter to the topic in our fellowship meeting this evening. We considered the mind of Christ, that he submitted completely to the Father (John 5:30, etc.).

We looked at Paul and heard himsaying that to him to live was Christ (Phil 1:21); that he had been crucified with Christ (Gal 2:20).

We heard James referring to himself as a slave of Christ (James 1:1).

We heard Paul saying that "we" live not for ourselves but for him who died for us (2 Cor 5:14,15). We wondered whether the "we" referred to all of us as Christians, or to Paul and Timothy (2 Cor 1:1).

We watched a tape with KP Yohannan and saw his devotion to Christ. We wondered where we were in our own devotion to the Lord. Could we say that we were living only for him?

It is only fair to admit that we are not, to the extent that we fail to respond to the word of God. As it was, the group was responding, not only in this particular meeting, but by the fact of their regular attendance. This is a group of believers who are in counseling, at this meeting was their group practice. But we are aware of the fact that some people do not accept the offer of counseling. In a previous post we have shown that the word of God shows our need for it, and encourages us to get it.

And that is the problem, my friend. Some of us turn away and fail to respond to the word of God. We make excuses. We justify ourselves. What mystifies the counselor is that some of us refuse help when we need it. To fail at a task is one thing. To refuse help while one is falling is a mystery.

Do you have any experience with this?