ROMANS 1:22 WISE OR FOOLISH? There are those who think they know more than other people - even more than God. They reject the light of the knowledge of that which is able to be seen by all men and claim they have superior intelligence - they claim to be wise. Those who are truly wise don't make such claims, in fact they are usually humble people, but they have the ability to make sound judgment that is characterized by deep understanding. Such wisdom is not something based on a "spur-of-the-moment" decision, but an enduring knowledge that has been formed over the passing of time.
A fool by contrast, is one who lacks good sense and makes decisions apart from good judgment. They have told others they are wise because they have studied the words of a few writers rather than those of over 40 writers writing over a period of 1500 years whose words correspond with the facts we can see all around. Also, those teachings have been tried and proven over generations by millions of people. More than that, holy men were moved by the Holy Spirit to put the holy scriptures into a Holy Book for us all to read.
There are silly "reasonings" coming from the minds of people who are wanting to avoid ever meeting God and being subject to Him. So, they put foolish words together that blind their own minds and those that follow their baseless teaching.
We must take time to make sure that what we listen to corresponds with the truth of the Word of God. Until man knows what sin is and that he is guilty of sin, he will have no interest in God's grace. If the sense of guilt is not real enough, there will be no felt need of pardon and there won't be true repentance. Without repentance toward God, there will be no faith placed in our Lord Jesus Christ. Those who claim they are wise but avoid telling the truth about our sin, and the righteousness of God, are tools in the hands of the devil. They are not wise at all but have become fools.
To be wise in one's own eyes is dangerously close To being in a position where you will fall on your nose And be humbled by others when they prick your balloon Leaving you looking foolish and very alone.
Making sound judgment does not happen in a moment. One takes the time to consider all the things that have a bearing on it. Then after considering what they would think are all "pros and cons" - Their conclusion will be sound depending on what it is based upon.
To think God is not a Person but just a strange ethereal force, Makes no sense at all when we stop to think and watch the course Of stars and seasons, of the winds and seas. Every one follows a set pattern - there are boundaries to these.
The origin of human beings being a bit of slime in a bog That was followed over time into becoming something like a frog That climbed into a tree and grew fur instead of feathers, And then became a human - is foolishness, unlike the fact that God made us for His pleasure.
When we stop to think clearly it brings reasonable conclusions and makes common sense - That God made us in His image, that we could share with Him the joy that is His, In His creation and glory, all the marvelous works of His hands That He wants to share with others in love, so He created man.
He made us with a mind to intelligently share in His thoughts. He gave us a will to do things morally and upright as we ought. He placed in us emotions to be able to love Him in return. But man made a bad choice when from God's choice he turned.
In the mind of foolish men, morals are merely old habits. Self-centered and indulgent people look for something strange and grab it. Evading the blessings of God, He has provided for us in grace, Men have become foolish, putting the faith in the wrong place.
"How sad it is Father to me, and how offensive it must be to Thee when we humans turn away from all the evidence of Thyself that is around and follow vain imaginations. I pray Father, that I might be kept from going astray in any way at all from Thee and Thy revealed will. Keep me near the cross and near Thy words of truth. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen."