1 Corinthians 1:18-25
18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”
20 Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. 22 Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, 24 but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.
Quick Notes
Sometimes we Christians try to "reason" the gospel with non-Christians to persuade or argue them to our faith. Unfortunately, this does not lead to lasting change. When we tell nonbelievers that our God, our messiah died on the cross, we might as well be saying that 2+2=33. It does not make sense to them. It is foolish. The way that people are persuaded to Christ is not by good argument or an awesome sermon, but by how they see our lives day in and day out and how we are being saved from what we were to what we are becoming.
Quick Questions
Do you think the cross is foolish to nonbelievers? Why or why not?
Quick Prayer
Lord, thank you for the irrationality of how you continually choose to save us. Help me to be consistently changed by your grace. Amen.
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