SF099 - HOW NOT TO RAISE A FOOL (Proverbs 1 22-23)
@PAGE NUMBER = SF099
@TITLE = HOW NOT TO RAISE A FOOL
@CENTER = (Adrian Rogers,"God's Way to Health..." p.35)
@LEVEL ONE = Proverbs 1:22,23
@LEVEL ONE = INTRODUCTION:
@LEVEL TWO = 1. Only God has the right to call anyone a fool.
@SCRIPTURE = Psa 14:1(NIV)<R>The fool says in his heart, "There is no God."...
@SCRIPTURE = Luke 12:20(NIV)<R>"But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?'
@LEVEL FOUR = God called the rich farmer a fool.
@LEVEL TWO = 2. A Definition of Fool.
@LEVEL FOUR = A spiritually insensitive person who lives his life apart from God's spirit.
@LEVEL FOUR = Fools are self‑made with help from parents and friends.
@LEVEL FOUR = The problem is not with the head ‑ but with the heart.
@LEVEL TWO = 3. The Process is shown in verse 22.
@LEVEL FOUR = Begin life simple
@LEVEL FOUR = Simplicity moves into mocking.
@LEVEL FOUR = Mocking progresses into a fool.
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@LEVEL ONE = 1A. THE IGNORANCE OF THE SIMPLE
@LEVEL FOUR = Intelligence and ignorance are two different things.
@LEVEL FOUR = The Traits of the Simple:
@LEVEL TWO = 1B. He Loves Simplicity
@LEVEL FOUR = Follows the line of least resistance.
@LEVEL FOUR = Care‑free!
@LEVEL TWO = 2B. He Lacks The Ability To Make Good Judgements
@SCRIPTURE = Prov 9:4(NIV)<R>"Let all who are simple come in here!" she says to those who lack judgment.
@LEVEL TWO = 3B. He is Easily Led
@SCRIPTURE = Prov 14:15 (NIV)<R>A simple man believes anything...
@LEVEL FOUR = He is gullible.
@LEVEL FOUR = Therefore he is bound to conform.
@LEVEL TWO = 4B. He is Headed For Trouble
@SCRIPTURE = Prov 22:3(NIV)<R>A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
@LEVEL THREE = 1. Oblivious to danger.
@LEVEL THREE = 2. Ignores the gospel.
@LEVEL THREE = 3. Has no comprehension of sin.
@LEVEL THREE = 4. Lives for the present
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@LEVEL ONE = 2A.<T>THE INSOLENCE OF THE MOCKER
@LEVEL TWO = We would call him a smart‑alect or a cynic, or a mocker.
@LEVEL TWO = 1B. He Delights in His Mocking
@LEVEL FOUR = Makes fun, sneers at all that is Godly.
@LEVEL TWO = 2B. He Defies Instruction
@SCRIPTURE = Prov 13:1(NIV)<R>A wise son heeds his father's instruction, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
@LEVEL FOUR = "You can always tell a mocker, but you can't tell him much"
@LEVEL TWO = 3B. He Despises Correction
@SCRIPTURE = Prov 15:12(NIV)<R>A mocker resents correction; he will not consult the wise.
@SCRIPTURE = Prov 9:7‑8(NIV)<R>"Whoever corrects a mocker invites insult; whoever rebukes a wicked man incurs abuse. Do not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man and he will love you.
@LEVEL TWO = 4B. He is Destined for Destruction
@SCRIPTURE = Prov 13:1(NIV)<R>A wise son heeds his father's instruction, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
@SCRIPTURE = Prov 13:13(NIV)<R>He who scorns instruction will pay for it, but he who respects a command is rewarded.
@LEVEL THREE = THERE IS HELP FOR THE SIMPLE.
@LEVEL THREE = MAY BE HOPE FOR THE SCORNER.
@LEVEL THREE = VERY LITTLE HOPE FOR THE FOOL.
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@LEVEL ONE = 3A. THE INTRANSIGENCE OF THE FOOL
@LEVEL TWO = The Characteristic of a Fool.
@LEVEL FOUR = Fools have become set, immovable.
@LEVEL FOUR = Notice the words in verse 22. "love", "delight", "hate"
@LEVEL FOUR = God is the embodiment of knowledge and wisdom.
@LEVEL TWO = 1B. He Rejects Wisdom
@SCRIPTURE = Prov 1:7 (NIV)<R>The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
@SCRIPTURE = Prov 17:10 (NIV)<R>A rebuke impresses a man of discernment more than a hundred lashes a fool.
@LEVEL FOUR = You can't whip him back in line.
@ILL TITLE = Illustration:Pharoah
@LEVEL TWO = 2B. He Refuses To Take Sin Seriously
@SCRIPTURE = Prov 14:9 (NIV)<R>Fools mock at making amends for sin...
@LEVEL FOUR = If satan can get us to laugh at sin in the lives of others we won't take it serious in our own lives.
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@LEVEL TWO = 3B. He Reveals in His Sin
@SCRIPTURE = Prov 15:20‑21(NIV)<R>A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother. Folly delights a man who lacks judgment, but a man of understanding keeps a straight course.
@LEVEL FOUR = They make no distinction between good and evil.
@LEVEL TWO = 4B. He Returns to His Sin
@SCRIPTURE = Prov 26:11(NIV)<R>As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
@LEVEL FOUR = Even though their sin will destroy them they continue to go back to it.
@LEVEL TWO = 5B. He Rejects The Savior
@SCRIPTURE = Psa 14:1(NIV)<R>The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.
@LEVEL ONE = APPLICATION
@LEVEL TWO = How Not To Raise A Fool.
@LEVEL TWO = 1. Remember the Simple can be Taught
@LEVEL FOUR = Must start when they are young.
@LEVEL TWO = 2. Remember that He Learns by Example.
@LEVEL FOUR = Show him how sin is punished in others.
@LEVEL FOUR = Allow him to suffer the consequences of his own sin before it becomes too serious.
@LEVEL TWO = 3. Guard His Company