WALK NOT AS FOOLS
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I. The fool in Proverbs.
I. The fool in Proverbs.
A. He is “right in his own eyes” (12:15). Nobody considers himself a fool.
A. He is “right in his own eyes” (12:15). Nobody considers himself a fool.
B. He “despises his father’s instructions” (15:5). One who considers his own judgment better than his father’s is a fool.
B. He “despises his father’s instructions” (15:5). One who considers his own judgment better than his father’s is a fool.
C. He “despises his mother” (15:20). Children who belittle their mothers are fools.
C. He “despises his mother” (15:20). Children who belittle their mothers are fools.
D. He “utters slander” (10:18). The gossiper is a fool.
D. He “utters slander” (10:18). The gossiper is a fool.
E. He “refuses to turn away from evil” (13:19). The fool abhors repentance.
E. He “refuses to turn away from evil” (13:19). The fool abhors repentance.
F. He “trusts in his own mind” (28:26).
F. He “trusts in his own mind” (28:26).
G. He makes a mock at sin (14:9 ).
G. He makes a mock at sin (14:9 ).
II. The fool in the New Testament.
II. The fool in the New Testament.
A. He exchanged “the glory of the immortal God for images” (Rom. 1:22–23).
A. He exchanged “the glory of the immortal God for images” (Rom. 1:22–23).
B. He lays up “treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God” (Luke 12:21 ).
B. He lays up “treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God” (Luke 12:21 ).
C. He rejects Jesus’ words and is building on sand (Matt. 7:26, 27).
C. He rejects Jesus’ words and is building on sand (Matt. 7:26, 27).
CONCLUSION: “The word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness” (1 Cor. 1:18 ASV) because “fools make a mock at sin.” “Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is” (Eph. 5:17 ).