Epistle Reading:
Where is the wise? where is the scribe?
where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the
wisdom of this world? For after that in the wisdom of God the world by
wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness
of preaching to save them that believe. For the Jews require a sign, and
the Greeks seek after wisdom: But we preach Christ crucified, unto the
Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; But unto them
which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom
of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the
weakness of God is stronger than men. For ye see your calling, brethren,
how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are
called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to
confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound
the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things
which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to
bring to nought things that are: That no flesh should glory in his
presence. But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us
wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: That,
according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
Epistle Commentary
As a rule, the smartest people of the world are usually
fools when it comes to knowing the Lord.
Hasn’t “God made foolish the wisdom of this world?” God makes fools of the worldly wise, by
giving true faith to the lowly who simply hear the Word and believe. So “it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching
to save them that believe. For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks
seek after wisdom: But we preach Christ crucified.” The wise of the world say “who wants to
believe in a weak God who was crucified on the cross for sins?” The “worldly wise” have great gifts and
intellectual power, but they cannot bow the knee before their crucified Lord. They deny Him! Yet “the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and
the weakness of God is stronger than men.” He wasn’t weak on the cross but strong. The Almighty God was there paying for our
sins, and this is the truth which humbles every believing heart. Usually then we do not find in a true Bible
teaching church, many
mighty or noble, for “God hath chosen the weak things of the world to
confound the things which are mighty.” Remember the Pharisees who complained when children sang praises to
Jesus! Don’t you hear what they’re saying Jesus? Jesus answered, “Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of
babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?” In the eyes of our Lord, a child who believes in Christ is far wiser
then the Einsteins of this world.
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