Day 3 - 1 Corinthians 1:18 - 1:25

18 The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God. 19 As the Scriptures say,

“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise    and discard the intelligence of the intelligent.”20 So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world’s brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish. 21 Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe. 22 It is foolish to the Jews, who ask for signs from heaven. And it is foolish to the Greeks, who seek human wisdom. 23 So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended and the Gentiles say it’s all nonsense.

24 But to those called by God to salvation, both Jews and Gentiles, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God’s weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength.

Tori's Comments:

Okay, verse 21 is totally new to me. But it makes sense that we shouldn't be able to prove God, because it goes against the very idea of faith. 

Terrie's Comments:
It is only by the power,  and guidance of the Holy Spirit and by the grace and mercy of God that we are able to be saved through believing in Jesus Christ and his finished work on the cross.  When we put our faith in Jesus Christ we now are in opposition to the world simply because we are considered fools by them.  How often am I afraid to open my mouth simply due to fear of looking "foolish"?

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