what kind of fool are you.
WHAT KIND OF FOOL ARE YOU
PROVERBS 1:7-9,22-24,29-33 (V7-33)
1 CORINTHIANS 1:26-2:16 (SPIRITUAL INSIGHT)
Proverbs 1:7-33
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. [8] My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: [9] For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
[10] My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. [11] If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: [12] Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: [13] We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: [14] Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: [15] My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: [16] For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. [17] Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. [18] And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives. [19] So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
[20] Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: [21] She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, [22] How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? [23] Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
[24] Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; [25] But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: [26] I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; [27] When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. [28] Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: [29] For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord: [30] They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. [31] Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. [32] For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. [33] But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
Warning Warning Rev Madison tread lightly because: Mat 5:22
Matthew 5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Why is this? I’m glad you asked this is because God has already pronounced judgment upon the fool it’s right here in our text verses 26 -28 and also Luke 12:20
[26] I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; [27] When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. [28] Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
Luke 12:20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
So be careful not to pronounce judgment lest thou shall be judged. For its far better to jugde yourself then be judge and find yourself wanting. Somebody is going to be helped today.
So: My question for you today still stands What kind of Fool are you?
We find that God has made a great effort to save man from his own undoing; God wants to save us from ourselves. In the scriptures I found that there are over 22 different types of foolish people. Some that just made foolish decisions, to those that even corrupted the incorruptible. For those of us that don’t mind studying the text provides the starting points of this study in both the physical and spiritual views of the Bible. For a great man often says that we shouldn’t be so spiritual that we’re no earthly good. To make it simple your life should show some sign of Christ.
Jehovah is no longer pulling any punches, he has decided that enough is enough and begins to describe the types of individuals his people should avoid. The biggest group of these which God does not tolerate is fools.
The fool is a person who is morally deficient and inclined to do and accept evil doings. Because of the vastness of this topic and in effort of not boring you long we will only discuss the characteristics of a fool so that you can spot them coming and more importantly if you find that you have any of these characteristics in your life you and God can begin the work of getting rid of them.
The characteristics of a fool
1. No moral absolute: I can sit on this one all day but I won’t in a land were any and every thing is excepted to that point that the government now finds itself trying to legislate morality. You can do what and believe whatever you want as long as you don’t try to force your views on me. I am here to proclaim that right is still right and wrong is wrong. Can I take a just little time sex before marriage is still fornication, sin is still sin, and sin is still the wages of death. The Only way to heaven is through the Christ. John 3:36. (36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
2. Total disregard to authority: do I really have expound on this one
3. Total disregard to others
4. Arrogant, proud and lack self-control.
Now I know we don’t have any of these people in our church, normally know as church folk or carnal Christians which in itself is an oxymoron. Humm carnal Christian I think I’ll stay with church folk because its hard for me to believe that you can know Christ and still be carnal. Now I know that there is a difference between knowing of Christ and knowing Christ so for those that know of Christ church folk is what I’ll call them for today’s purposes . We can do so much to help church folk its our responsibility to help these people the ones that like the sad’du-cees for they were sad u see looking for a poor me pity party or they just want to continue receiving the baby treatment .
Just so they can continue to live the way they are living. We often proclaim come as you are, but once you meet the savior things are going to change in our life you’ll look up and that drink just won’t taste right any more you’ll take a hit of that whatever your smoking and get a cough it just won’t do what it use too. And here we are you know u don’t like beer any more but once a year in the name of the super bowl you have to have to have one. You’ve stopped smoking several times and now someone has got on you last never and in still of calling on Christ you reach for a smoke. Then later you want to complain about it.
Key note : a bit of wisdom ; Never complain about what you Permit.
I’m almost done now but before I go I did notice that there are different types of fools and these will go by quickly cause me and the lights are getting a little nervous and I said I’d be quick but I just want to help somebody today even if that person is me.
The Atheistic Fool found here in our text and also (psalms 14:1. 53:1 and Romans 1:23,24)
If evolution is true, then how come we are not mating with the chimpanzee, since they are our equal in DNA and capabilities, etc etc?
If the big bang theory is correct then nuclear weapons should be able to create new life instead of destroying it.
Materialistic Fool (luke 12:20-21) and or Wordly fool (1 John 2:15-17)
What profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his only soul. Nough said
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. [16] For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. [17] And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
Self-Righteous Fool (luke 18:9-14 )
Luke 18:9-14
And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: [10] Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. [11] The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. [12] I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. [13] And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. [14] I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
The only righteousness we have is that of Christ for we are save by is blood.
this one might offend but there are only two more to go
The religious fool (matt 23 chapter)
People that care more about the religion then they do about Christ. They worry about the clothes you wear, the song you sang wasn’t my song, that preacher should be wearing a dark suit with a white shirt. I ‘m not saying that you shouldn’t know your churches doctrines and modes of operandom but when you began to put it before Christ you’ve just missed the boat .
But I’m here today to declare that there is one more that may seem foolish but his wise beyond measure can see him in the wildness hungry being tempted: make this stone bread so that you may eat, can you see him there on the cross if you be the Christ get down and save yourself.
My father used to ask me : What kind of Fool are you? I’m glad to say that I know the answer to that question? For I’m a child of the King I am a fool for Jesus..
1 Cor 1:18 for the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are save it is the Power of God.
1:21 for it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
But glad he didn’t come down from the cross
I’m glad that his blood ran down to cover you and me
I’m glad that it wash away our sins
I’m glad that he commended his sprit to God and took his last breath
I’m glad that he died to save you and me, I tell ya that im a fool for Jesus
I’m glad that they laid him in a borrowed tomb for 3 days and 3 night
I’m glad that he got up with all power in his hand
My father used to ask me : What kind of Fool are you? I’m glad to that I know the answer to that question? For my self for I am a Fool for Jesus, I’m a child of the King, a pecural people, a royal priesthood, Saved, Sanctified and full of the Holy Spirit. Just what kind of Fool are You.