BIBLICAL VIEW | DISCRETION

1. Introduction

Proverbs 1:4 King James Version (KJV)

⁴ To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

2. What is being discreet?

a) It is the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing private information.

b) Actions and words are carefully processed and thought through.

c) Indiscretion is acting foolishly, by impulse.

d) Being discreet is enjoyed by people who are mature. It implies the freedom to make quality choices with you own judgment and not be controlled by the emotions of others.

e) Discretion is one of the benefits that are available for everyone who seeks GOD's Wisdom (information provided by GOD's Word)...

f) We are in an "information war" every day. Information to live by and base our behavior and thought-life on is a personal choice between two powerful sources:

i) The tree of the knowledge of good and evil which is occupied by Satan. This information source is always hostile to the plans and purposes of GOD's leadership and GOD's Kingdom in our lives.

ii) The tree of life which provides GOD-information for the transformation of our thought-life, imagination and spiritual heart. The source of this information system is GOD, His Word, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit of GOD.

g) We choose which information system we shall feed from and graft into our thinking and actions. Feeding from the correct source has the potential of keeping sin out of our life.

Psalm 119:11 King James Version (KJV)

¹¹ Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.