The Most Foolish Person in All the World

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Psalm 14

Every portion of the Word of God is vital to our spiritual lives and inerrant. If God says something 1 time it is eternally important. If God says something 2 times it is doubly eternally important. And if we can agree on that then I would ask you what about when God repeats something 3 times as is the case with Psalm 14?

Psalm 14 is repeated almost verbatim in the 53^rd Psalm. It is repeated again in Romans 3:10-12. Three times over, this great Psalm is found in the Bible.

1. The Fool Speaks About God. Verse 1:“The fool has said in his heart ‘there is no God’”
   1. The Fool’s Heart
      1. A Withered Root – inherited from Adam.
      2. A Wicked Heart – rootless, fruitless and useless
   2. The Fool’s Words: “The fool has said in his heart God is not here”
      1. A Fool in Denial – He willfully denies God’s Lordship over him. 
         1. Denies God in Creation – Romans 1:20
         2. Denies God in Conscience – Romans 2:14-16
      2. A Fool in Deeds
2. God Speaks About the Fool. Verses 1b-6
   1. Universal Corruption – Please note the words “none,” “any,” “all,” and “no.” 
   2. Applications
      1. Be careful with making a difference between the sacred and the secular.
      2. Be careful with not making God the centerpiece of your life.
      3. Be VERY careful with “God-in-the-Gallery” Christianity
   3. Absolute Corruption. Every portion of humanity is corrupt both outwardly and inwardly. See Romans 3:10-12. 
3. The Fate of Fools
4. Our Hope of Salvation – Verses 6 & 7
   1. The “Double-Wish”
   2. Christ our Deliverer – I Corinthians 1:18-31.

After a look at the 14^th Psalm, we find ourselves NOT asking the question “who is a fool” but rather “who is NOT a fool.” Our only hope is our Union and daily Communion with God, “Christ, our wisdom.”