The person with spiritual wisdom has good sense and is able to exercise self-control when emotions run hot. The biblical fool lacks spiritual wisdom and so does not overlook an offense, regardless of how minor it may be.

In my first installment, I mentioned the most common characteristic of the biblical fool, which is that he is a characterologically angry man.

If a person continually yields to a particular sin, it means they have become a slave to that sin.

Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness.
Rom. 6:16, ESV

The use of the word “slave” is key to understanding the captivating power of sin. The Greek word for slave is doo-los, which is usually translated into English as bond-servant. Slave is the better translation because it implies absolute loyalty to a person or thing.

The NET Bible and Legacy Bible both translate doo-los as ” slave” and both Paul (Gal. 1:9) and James (Ja. 1:1) use it to mean an absolute loyalty to Jesus as Savior and Lord.

In Romans 6:16, the word doo-los means being loyal to sin, a particular sin, or a slave to righteousness. A  person who is a slave to a particular sin and has a characterological problem because that sin has bound them.

For example, someone who is an alcoholic is a drunkard (1 Cor. 8:11). A person who is a slave to pornography does not have a sex addiction, but is a slave to their lust. In the same way, a person given to angry explosions is characterologically an angry person who demands control. Unless their anger is addressed, it will spill over into their personal life, affecting their work, family, and health.

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