Fools in teaching of Jesus Christ

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Jesus Christ speaks about those whose words and actions demonstrate opposition to, or disregard for, the wisdom of God revealed in his words and through the Scriptures, and in parables points to the serious consequences of folly.

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The foolishness of the Pharisees

Their blindness

Mt 23:16–17 The Pharisees demonstrate foolishness by attaching undue significance to what is less important whilst neglecting what really matters.

See also Mt 7:3; Mt 15:14; Mt 23:23–24

Their hypocrisy

Lk 11:39–40 The Pharisees were concerned with the externals of religion. Jesus Christ is concerned, also, with the inner life.

The foolishness of the disciples

Luke 24:25 NIV

He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

See also Mt 15:16–20; Mk 8:17; Mk 9:32; Mk 16:12–14

Fools in Jesus Christ’s parables

The rich fool

Lk 12:16–21 The foolishness of trusting in wealth and not in God.

See also Job 27:16–19; Da 4:30–31; Mt 6:19

The foolish builder

Matthew 7:24–27 NIV

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

See also Pr 1:28–33; Is 65:2; Je 5:21–25; Je 13:10; Eze 3:7

The foolish virgins

Mt 25:1–13 The foolishness of being unprepared for the coming of God’s kingdom.

The seriousness of the term “fool”

Matthew 5:22 NIV

But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister, will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.