Foolish People and Foolish Cultures

The most foolish cultures are those that walk in lockstep with everyone else around them. They lose the ability to think independently from others.

The strongest and most intelligent people are those who can think rationally and reasonably while evaluating things according to truth and not according to the opinions or views of others around them.

Proverbs 18:2 "A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion"

The opinions of fools are never based on evaluating things with a determination to find the truth, they are based on how he will look to others and whether or not he will be accepted in the community of his choice.

A wise person thinks with the mind of Christ basing their evaluations on the truth.

Proverbs 1:7 "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction."

We are walking among the unwise every day as we navigate through a culture that is predisposed to resisting God. Sadly many of these people who resist wisdom are those who attend apostate churches operating as religions and not according to God's Word.

Proverbs 18:6 "A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating."

Proverbs 29:9 "If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet."

"Religion" is not Christianity, Christ despised religion while abolishing its effects on those who would trust in Him.

Religion is nothing more than rules and regulations to keep people trapped in human wisdom depending on themselves to be accepted by those in their group of choice.

When we become born again we depend on one Person only, that is the Person of Jesus Christ Who is our King and our God.

We love people but we do not place our trust in them, our trust is in Christ alone. Our love is not transactional it is relational, seeking to be an asset to those we love while including them in our lives as we work together to honor and serve Christ.

Proverbs 28:26 "Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered."

Proverbs 10:23 "Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool, but wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding."

Those who are wise enjoy and embrace counsel from wise people. The fool hates counsel from those who have the wisdom of Christ.