"And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God."
In today's quote Paul explained the simplicity of his gospel message. He assured the Corinthians that he offered them nothing more than the simple message of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ crucified. Paul's words were never sprinkled with pompous and witty words meant more to esteem himself than the glory and power of God, sadly a trait common to too many of today's preachers.
As Paul summed up this lesson he again reassured the Corinthians that it is not the wisdom of the world that gives us the power of God unto eternal life, but rather it is spiritual wisdom of faith. Not faith in the actions or rituals of mankind, but rather faith in the power of almighty God to usward through Jesus Christ crucified.~
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