1 Corinthians 21-25 "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. Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength."
Yep, you should recognize these verses from yesterday, if you were here yesterday. I'm double-dipping, because there's more truth we can glean in these verses.
The world, in ALL its wisdom - with all its 'greatness' did not even know when the Messiah was among it or them, since the world, means humanity. Couldn't really mean all of creation, since Jesus when He came into Jerusalem told the Pharisees that if the people kept silent - the rocks would cry out in praise (Luke 19:40). Or how about the mountains and the hills bursting into song and the trees of the fields clapping their 'hands' (Isaiah 55:12). Or the trees singing for joy (Psalm 96:12). Literally? I don't know. Maybe.... Anything is possible for those who believe...
Father knew that the teaching of the Cross would seem as foolishness to people. It's too easy... as in, believe in the Lord Jesus - call out to Him to be our Saviour and our Lord - and be saved. Wait a second. I think that you need to follow this set of rules or these doctrines or steps 1, 2 and 3, etc. in that order and THEN we can be saved. Or we just have to live right and do good and if we screw up, try again and THEN we can be saved.
Well, in Acts (which means 'acts')... 16 - I'm going to start at verse 25 for context: "About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose. The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!” The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.” Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house. At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized. The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole household."
"The foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength" - I would rather side with the "foolishness" and "weakness" of God and live than to have human wisdom and strength and die Luke 9:24-26 "For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self? Whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels."
Amen and Amen!
Freedom Song - Passion
The upside down kingdom at work...again and again
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