Proverbs captures this dynamic well. From the wise words of a father to his son, to the life-complicating advice of the fool, Proverbs depicts life as one huge counseling forum. Within that forum are two sectors, the counsel of the wise and the counsel of the fool. You and I receive wise and foolish counsel every day. The different voices compete for your attention. They influence you thoughts, desires, choices, and actions. The counsel comes to you in words of a friend, the content of a TV show, and the Sunday sermon. There is counsel in the rebuke of a parent and the opinion of a spouse. People counsel people. It is inescapable.
- Paul David Tripp, Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands, 46.
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