“He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is careless of his ways will die” (Proverbs 19:16).
The Greek word akribos is only used nine times in the New Testament. It is used by Luke to describe the painstaking, carefully researched investigation he made (Luke 1:3) before penning “a narrative of these things which have been fulfilled among us” (Luke 1:1). It is used of the teaching Apollos spoke when he declares the facts about Jesus (Acts 18:25) and the instruction he received from Priscilla and Aquila concerning the way of God on the subject of baptism (Acts 18:26).
In Ephesians 5:15, the inspired penman echoed the sentiment of this proverb. Here, it is written: “See then you walk circumspectly (i.e. with careful and precise accuracy), not as fools but as wise.”
Regardless of whether you lived prior to or after the cross of Calvary, the only wise approach you can have to God’s will, especially as it is expressed in His explicit commandments, is to keep it. Attend to God’s commandments with careful and precise obedience. Do what God commands in the way He commands it to be done and when He commands it to be done.
Any other response to God’s word is careless and foolish. It will result in certain death.
