20 Where are the wise? Where is the teacher of the law? 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 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 human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.
26 Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, 29 so that no one may boast before him. 30It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. 31 Therefore, as it is written: “Let those who boast boast in the Lord.”[d]
Some thoughts on this would be great - what is an area you have "been made strong in weakness"
Do you still feel the Cross is foolishness to the rest of the world?
Feedback and meditation on these verses would be great:)
I recently took a freshman biology class. The book was rife with references to evolution. Basically, the entire textbook was based on evolution as fact. Throughout the text, the author made comments that effectively stated that an organism or group of organisms decide to make a change in its genetics to evolve! The more I research evolution, the more I realize it is man's attempt to deny the existence of God. A modern "Tower of Babel"! It seems to require more faith to believe evolution than to have faith in God! It serves to make the point of this passage that the Lord will make the "make foolish the wisdom of this world". A great number of very intelligent individuals are trying to fit what they find in nature into a "theory" that leaves out God when the tiniest cell is a more complex factory than any of the more complicated machines in this world! Centuries prior to this, most scientists accepted a Divine Creator and based their science on it. To believe something as complex as life synthesized from nothing just seems absurd to me. God is great and I hope and pray my "wisdom" will be granted by God and never be made to be foolish.
ReplyDeleteJohn, I agree, while I probably wont preach a polemic against Evolution this sunday - the point fits...we try to construct our own "kingoms" our own realities that don't need and aren't accountable to God...good point
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