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Has Covid caused many just to go stupid-foolish-arrogant-ignorant-You decide

Many people lack knowledge; yes, this includes our elected leaders but rather than trying to find it, they don't. Fools remain in stupidity and would rather live in evil than learn the way of righteousness. Just take a look around rainbow fentanyl pills-hate crime mounting up-yale professor working with 3-year old’s on their gender journey-john Kerry climate hypocrisy-man arrested for buying body parts-foot floating in yellow stone park-people sucker punching innocent bystanders- Body found in Clear Creek in Adams County; investigation underway Shooting outside a sports bar in Aurora and so much more.

Look at what Scripture teaches about being stupid

1. Proverbs 9:13 Folly is an unruly woman; she is simple and knows nothing.

1. Ecclesiastes 7:25 I searched everywhere, determined to find wisdom and to understand the reason for things. I was determined to prove to myself that wickedness is stupid and that foolishness is madness.

1. 2 Timothy 3:7 Always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.

1. Proverbs 27:12 The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.

1. Ecclesiastes 10:1-3 As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor. The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left. Even as fools walk along the road, they lack sense and show everyone how stupid they are.

1. Proverbs 14:23-24 In hard work, there is always profit, but too much chattering leads to poverty. The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the stupidity of fools is just that—stupidity!

1. Psalm 10:4 The wicked are too proud to seek God. They seem to think that God is dead.

Fools hate getting corrected.

1. Proverbs 12:1 The person who loves correction loves knowledge, but anyone who hates a rebuke is stupid.

Idol worshipping

1. Jeremiah 10:8-9 People who worship idols are stupid and foolish. The things they worship are made of wood! They bring beaten sheets of silver from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz, and they give these materials to skillful craftsmen who make their idols. Then they dress these gods in royal blue and purple robes made by expert tailors.


2. Jeremiah 10:14-16 Everyone is stupid and without knowledge. Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols, for his images are false. There is no life in them. They're worthless, a work of mockery, and when the time of punishment comes, they'll perish. The Portion of Jacob is not like these. He made everything, and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance. The LORD of the Heavenly Armies is his name.

Reminders

1. 2 Timothy 2:23-24 Don't have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments because you know they produce quarrels. And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.


2. Proverbs 13:16 All who are prudent act with knowledge, but fools expose their folly.

Ignorance is the lack of knowledge or understanding. Ignorant people are either unaware or uninformed. Sometimes we are ignorant because we do not know there is a need to learn something. Other times, we are ignorant because we have chosen not to learn something we need to know. In Hosea 4:6, the Lord says, "My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you." Willfully rejecting knowledge that God wants us to have is sinful ignorance. While unintentional ignorance about earthly topics is understandable, intentional ignorance about spiritual matters can lead to eternal destruction (Romans 1:18 –23).

The Bible makes a distinction between ignorance and innocence. We don't have to be ignorant of sin; we can be highly informed about sin yet remain innocent of it. But we should all be ignorant about the practice of evil. Ephesians 5:11 –12 says, "Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret." In Matthew 10:16 , Jesus warned us, "I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves."

We must know how our enemy functions to fight the spiritual battle. Believers are encouraged to forgive each other "so that Satan would not outwit us; for we are not ignorant of his designs" (2 Corinthians 2:11 , ESV). Ignorance about what the devil is up to—and ignorance of the damage done by unforgiveness—is dangerous to our spiritual health. One of Satan's basic tactics is to keep people ignorant: "The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ" (2 Corinthians 4:4). Ignorant people are easy prey for those with wicked schemes (Psalm 1:1–2; Proverbs 7:6–7, 21–23).

God says that idolatry springs from spiritual ignorance: "Ignorant are those who carry about idols of wood, who pray to gods that cannot save" (Isaiah 45:20 ). Ignorance of the true God is unjustifiable because the knowledge of God's existence and power is available all around us (Romans 1:18 –23). People who substitute false gods instead of pursuing the real God are sinfully ignorant.

Hebrews 5:2 says that Jesus is "able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray since he himself is subject to weakness." God has great patience, even with the ignorant. Even when we are willfully ignorant, He gives us a multitude of opportunities to learn (2 Peter 3:9). Paul said that God showed him mercy because, before Jesus saved him, he had "acted in ignorance and unbelief" (1 Timothy 1:13 ; Acts 3:17 ).

God commands us to repent of our ignorance and seek Him with all our hearts (Acts 17:30 ; Jeremiah 29:13 ). The opposite of spiritual ignorance is wisdom, and we are told to seek wisdom above all things (Proverbs 3:13 –18). Fortunately, knowledge is readily accessible; the book of Proverbs personifies wisdom as a noble lady who is calling out to all publicly: "To you, O people, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind. You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, set your hearts on it" (Proverbs 8:4–5). Every time the Bible commands us to "listen" or "hear," God gives us a chance to trade ignorance for His wisdom.

Foolishness results from a person misusing the intelligence God has given him. A fool uses his reasoning skills to make wrong decisions. The most basic type of foolishness is denying God's existence or saying "no" to God (Psalm 14:1). The Bible associates folly with a quick temper (Proverbs 14:16 –17), perverse speech (Proverbs 19:1), and disobedience to parents (Proverbs 15:5). We are born with innate foolishness. Still, discipline will help train us in wisdom (Proverbs 22:15 ).

Proverbs 19:3 says that foolishness is counterproductive: "A person's folly leads to their ruin." Jesus in Mark 7:22 uses a word that means "senselessness" and is translated as "folly." In that context, Jesus describes what comes out of the heart of man and defiles him. Foolishness is one of the pieces of evidence that man has a defiled, sinful nature. Proverbs 24:9 says, "The schemes of folly are sin." Foolishness, then, is the breaking of God's law, for sin is lawlessness (1 John 3:4).

To the fool, God's way is foolishness. "The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing." (1 Corinthians 1:18 ; cf. verse 23). The gospel seems foolish to the unsaved because it doesn't make sense to them. The fool is entirely out of phase with God's wisdom. The gospel goes against the unbeliever's native intelligence and reason, yet "God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe" (1 Corinthians 1:21 ).

The believer in Christ receives the very nature of God (2 Peter 1:4), which includes the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16 ). By relying on the Holy Spirit's indwelling power, the believer can reject foolishness. His thoughts can please the Lord, and he can make decisions that glorify God as he enriches his life and the lives of those around him (Philippians 4:8–9; Ephesians 5:18 —6:4).

When it comes to our eternal destiny, one is either a fool, meaning he rejects the gospel of Christ, or one is wise, meaning he believes in Christ and commits his life to Him (see Matthew 7:24 –27). The believer discovers that the gospel—what he thought was foolishness—is, in reality, the wisdom of God providing him eternal salvation.

Has Covid caused many just to go stupid-foolish-arrogant-ignorant-

You decide

Many people lack knowledge; yes, this includes our elected leaders but rather than trying to find it, they don't. Fools remain in stupidity and would rather live in evil than learn the way of righteousness. Just take a look around rainbow fentanyl pills-hate crime mounting up-yale professor working with 3-year old’s on their gender journey-john Kerry climate hypocrisy-man arrested for buying body parts-foot floating in yellow stone park-people sucker punching innocent bystanders- Body found in Clear Creek in Adams County; investigation underway Shooting outside a sports bar in Aurora and