Who is a fool?
Introduction. There are about ten different Hebrew and Greek words translated "fool" in the Bible. These words have such meaning as "empty," "thickheaded," and "headless" (Young Analytical Concordance, pgs. 360, 361). "A fool is one who is not prudent...without aim or counsel...who carelessly commits everything to an uncertain issue; opposed to one who walks uprightly..." ) Old Testament Word Studies, pgs. 171, 172). Let us see those whom the Bible calls fools.
The one who denies God is a fool, according to the Bible. It is amazing that there are individuals who observe the creation all around them, but deny there is a Creator. How could a complex being such as man simply evolve from nothing? "The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God..." (Ps. 14:1).
Those who trust in their own heart. Many today believe what they do simple because they feel it is right. They have no superior, external standard for right or wrong, truth or error. Listen to the wise man: "He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered" (Prov. 28: 26).
The fool is one who builds on the sand. Jesus said a wise man builds his house on a rock. Jesus explained such are those who hear his sayings and does them. Conversely, those who hear Jesus' teaching, but do not do them, Jesus said he "shall be liked unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand" (Matt. 7: 26, 24-27).
Conclusion. When God calls someone a fool, you can rest assured that person is a fool. You and I make our own choices in life, have our own values, and determine our course of life. God had made us free moral agents. However, when we choose to leave God out of our lives, we shall pay the price. Let us seek after true wisdom and avoid being fools while time and opportunity are ours.
The one who denies God is a fool, according to the Bible. It is amazing that there are individuals who observe the creation all around them, but deny there is a Creator. How could a complex being such as man simply evolve from nothing? "The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God..." (Ps. 14:1).
Those who trust in their own heart. Many today believe what they do simple because they feel it is right. They have no superior, external standard for right or wrong, truth or error. Listen to the wise man: "He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered" (Prov. 28: 26).
The fool is one who builds on the sand. Jesus said a wise man builds his house on a rock. Jesus explained such are those who hear his sayings and does them. Conversely, those who hear Jesus' teaching, but do not do them, Jesus said he "shall be liked unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand" (Matt. 7: 26, 24-27).
Conclusion. When God calls someone a fool, you can rest assured that person is a fool. You and I make our own choices in life, have our own values, and determine our course of life. God had made us free moral agents. However, when we choose to leave God out of our lives, we shall pay the price. Let us seek after true wisdom and avoid being fools while time and opportunity are ours.