Fools In The Bible

PSALM 53:1 “FOOLS IN THE BIBLE”

A) The first thing that I would like to do is define the word “fool.”

* In Psa. 53:1, and all other Old Testament passages, the word fool is the Hebrew

word “nabal,” (naw-bawl’) and it means, “a stupid, wicked, vile person.”

* Of course “vile” means, “morally despicable, abhorrent, or obnoxious.

B) In the New Testament there are only two Greek words for fool.

* One is the Greek word “moros” (mo-ros’) and it means, “dull or stupid,

blockhead.” (Blockhead is a stupid person).

C) The other Greek word is “aphron” (af-rone’) and means, “mindless,

stupid, ignorant, egotistic, unbelieving.”

* Our English word is “moron” and means, “a very stupid person.”

D) The word “fool” is mentioned 66 times in the Bible.

* Fools – 42 times ... Foolish – 52 times ... Foolishness – 20 times.

* That’s a grand total of 180 times – And we should never call someone a fool

because Jesus warns us in Matt. 5:22 “But whosoever shall say, Thou .......”

LET’S GO BACK TO OUR TEXT – Psalm 53:1

A) In this verse God is talking about people who don’t believe there is a God.

* But there are other fools in the Bible that need to be brought out, and I will

mention all of them in this message.

B) But first, let me talk about the one that God talks about in our text we read.

* A fool lives without God – Ignores the Bible – Dies in his/her sins outside the city

of refuge without Christ.

* Here are seven fools mentioned in the Bible .......

(1) THE FOOL WHO SAYS THERE IS NO GOD

A) The fool who says there is no God says it because his heart is corrupt.

* I have met a few “so called” atheists in my ministry, but not everybody who

says they are atheists, really are.

* But I can promise you this – There will be no atheist in hell.

B) They say there’s no God because they’re proud and they want to make

themselves god.

* They say it because they rebel at the thought of the Supreme One – They don’t

want a God to rule their lives.

* I say this in humility, that I have met some fools in my ministry (according to

their own testimony) – National holiday: April 1st – April Fools’ Day.

C) These scientists who don’t believe in the creation are fools – Plain idiots.

* Psa. 14:1 ....... says basically the same thing as our text that we read.

* Rom. 1:22 “Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,”

* God help any fool who doesn’t believe in the Supreme Being called God.

(2) THE FOOL WHO DOESN’T BELIEVE THE PROPHETS

* Luke 24:25-26 “Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow .......”

A) There are those today who only accept the words of Jesus Christ.

* They don’t accept the Old Testament – They don’t accept the words of the

Apostle Paul, Apostle Peter, John the Baptist, John the Beloved and Revelator.

* What these men preached and wrote we must accept too.

B) Then there are those who only accept parts of the Bible.

* If you can’t believe it all, you might as well not believe any of it because the

Bible says in 2 Tim. 3:16 “All scripture is given by inspiration .......”

C) There are those who reject the Bible as the inspired Word of God.

* They say that man wrote the Bible ... A man told me one time that man wrote

the Bible just so there would be some good people in the world.

* Well, God says they are fools.

(3) THE FOOL WHO MOCKS AT SIN * Prov. 14:9 “Fools make a .......”

A) Fools think sin is something funny.

* Young lady laughed at a pregnant teenager who was not married until she

found out that her son was the father of the child.

* We should never put someone down or laugh at them when they fall,

we should help them up – Gal. 6:1 “Brethren, if a man be .......”

* Brothers and sisters, if someone falls into sin, forgivingly restore him,

saving your critical comments for yourself – You might be needing

forgiveness before the day’s out.

B) Fools sing and laugh at sins content.

* Fools have no fear at sin’s power – Remember Samson?

* Fools take no warning of sin’s slaughter ... Listen to me – Sin kills, but fools

will not listen to God’s warning – James 1:15 “Then when lust .......”

C) Prov. 1:7 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of .......”

* Prov. 1:22 “How long, ye simple ones, will ye love .......”