Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Saints should be circumspect when undesignedly thrown into
Behold, I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves; be therefore prudent as the serpents, and guileless as the doves.
having your conversation honest among the Gentiles, that as to that in which they speak against you as evildoers, they may through your good works, themselves witnessing them, glorify God in the day of visitation.
Verse Concepts
Exhortations » Special » To redeem the time
And remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, of which thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
So teach us to number our days, that we may acquire a wise heart.
But this I say, brethren, the time is straitened. For the rest, that they who have wives, be as not having any:
redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Heedfulness » Necessary » In worldly company
{To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.} I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a muzzle, while the wicked is before me.
Prudence » Saints should especially exercise, in their intercourse with unbelievers
Behold, I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves; be therefore prudent as the serpents, and guileless as the doves.
See therefore how ye walk carefully, not as unwise but as wise,
Redeeming the time » How secured » By a consistent example before the world
Time » Should be redeemed
redeeming the time, because the days are evil.