Folly (“their senseless minds” in verse 21) implies moral obtuseness rather than mere deficiency. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, v. 22. This looks black upon the philosophers, the pretenders to wisdom and professors of it. Those that had the most luxuriant fancy, in framing to themselves the idea of a God, fell [...]

The Greek idea of “Wisdom” was a grander thing; it meant a clear insight into the eternal order of the world. In more modern terms, it meant the knowledge of God. But it had its defects. The God that was sought after was too much of an Intellectual Infinite, and too exclusively apprehended by the [...]

A man must be sinking into the blackness of final despair who thinks Gods methods of salvation is “foolishness.” He might as well call it foolishness to expect light from the sun.

Solomon found that knowledge and prudence were preferable to ignorance and folly, though human wisdom and knowledge will not make a man happy. The most learned of men, who dies a stranger to Christ Jesus, will perish equally with the most ignorant; and what good can commendations on earth do to the body in the [...]

There is a time to be angry. Jesus warned about being angry without a cause. That means imaginary, unjust and selfish motives are not legit. And what are the “just” reasons for being angry at a brother? Because of the “operative” word “forgiveness,” I cannot really think of any. Jesus showed that sin not only [...]

I will write bluntly on this subject as I do not even for a minute think that I can interpret this verse as meaning anything different than what it says. For here we are also told that these fools are corrupt, and “there is none that doeth good.” The fool is, in essence, a somewhat [...]