Psalms 14:1. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.
He was a fool to think it. He was not fool enough, however, to say it except in his heart. Fools have grown more brazen-faced of late; for now, they not only say it in their heart, but they say with their tongues, "There is no God." Oh, no; I have made a mistake! They do not call them "fools" now; they call them "philosophers." That, however, is often exactly the same thing.
Psalms 14:1. They are corrupt,
It is always so. When they will have no God, they will have no goodness "They are corrupt." That is the secret of infidelity. The psalmist has put his finger on it: "They are corrupt."
Psalms 14:1. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.
He was a fool to think it. He was not fool enough, however, to say it except in his heart. Fools have grown more brazen-faced of late; for now, they not only say it in their heart, but they say with their tongues, "There is no God." Oh, no; I have made a mistake! They do not call them "fools" now; they call them "philosophers." That, however, is often exactly the same thing.
Psalms 14:1. They are corrupt,
It is always so. When they will have no God, they will have no goodness "They are corrupt." That is the secret of infidelity. The psalmist has put his finger on it: "They are corrupt."