Psalm 14 is a didactic Portion of Scripture. (The word means that the Passage is instructive, teaching us something.)

It’s opening Line clearly illustrates my point today.

“The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works.”

The first thing out of this “fool’s” mouth is a statement of faith, lack of faith really! “There is no God.” He sincerely means this, speaking from his heart! And such belief forms an intellectual position concerning Divinity, a theological conclusion!

But as soon as his theology is skewed (according to the Bible) … he veers morally! He lapses from God’s Commandments, especially those with sexual mores, standards!

“They are corrupt,” meaning “ruined, decayed.” A term with sexual overtones, deviancy in that sensual area of life!

“They have done abominable works,” a further slipping into the cesspool of iniquity! Even to this point … “For even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature. And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly.” Romans 1:27

Do you see this nexus?

Wrong theology leads to wrong morality!

Wrong Belief leads to wrong behavior!

At times the reverse may be true as well. I mean it can happen this way … Wrong morality (sexual perversion) leading to a rejection of Bible Doctrine (Teaching that condemns such perverted lifestyles)!

Wow!

I’ve just given you the Bible’s Perspective (hence the Mind of Christ) on Theology and Morality!

Believe it (and as a result live it) and be blessed, Reject it and be condemned!

What a choice!

I feel that Deuteronomy 30:15 applies to this Lesson. “See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil.”

— Dr. Mike Bagwell

Oh, this too. “A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.” Proverbs 22:3

Enough has been said!

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