Re: Popular Excuses To Avoid Salvation

Ps 14:1; 53:1
The fool says in his heart, "There is no God ." (NIV)

Ps 53:1
The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, and
their ways are vile; there is no one who does good. (NIV)
[Atheists, whether in opinion or practice, are the greatest fools in
the world. Those that do not seek God do not understand; they are like
brute-beasts that have no understanding; for man is distinguished from
the brutes, not so much by the powers of reason as by a capacity for
religion. The workers of iniquity, whatever they pretend to, have no
knowledge; those may truly be said to know nothing that do not know
God, v. 4. (from Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible: New
Modern Edition)]

Prov 6:16-17
There are six things the Lord hates...a lying tongue... (NIV)

Prov 10:18
He who conceals his hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander
is a fool. (NIV)

Prov 10:23
A fool finds pleasure in evil conduct, but a man of understanding
delights in wisdom. (NIV)

Prov 12:16
A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an
insult. (NIV)

Prov 12:22
The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in men who are truthful.
(NIV)

Prov 13:16
Every prudent man acts out of knowledge, but a fool exposes his folly.
(NIV)

Prov 14:8
The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the
folly of fools is deception. (NIV)

Prov 14:16
A wise man fears the Lord and shuns evil, but a fool is hotheaded and
reckless. (NIV)

Prov 14:24
The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields
folly. (NIV)

Prov 15:2
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool
gushes folly. (NIV)

Prov 15:7
The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the hearts of fools.
(NIV)

Prov 18:2
A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his
own opinions. (NIV)

Prov 23:9
Do not speak to a fool, for he will scorn the wisdom of your words.
(NIV)

Prov 26:4
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him
yourself. (NIV)

Prov 26:11
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly. (NIV)

Prov 27:3
Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but provocation by a fool is heavier
than both. (NIV)

Prov 27:22
Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding him like grain with a
pestle, you will not remove his folly from him. (NIV)

Eccl 7:5
It is better to heed a wise man's rebuke than to listen to the song of
fools. (NIV)

Eccl 7:6
Like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of
fools. This too is meaningless. (NIV)

Eccl 7:9
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the
lap of fools. (NIV)

Rom 1:22
Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools... (NIV)

May God bless,
Carl
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