1 Corinthians 1:26-29 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
26 For [a]consider
your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to [b]the
flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; 27 but God has chosen the
foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak
things of the world to shame the things which are strong, 28 and the base things of the
world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He
may nullify the things that are, 29 so that no [c]man may
boast before God.
Paul is declaring that no amount of human knowledge can replace or bypass Christ’s work on the cross. If it could, Christ would be accessible to only the intellectually gifted and well educate and not to ordinary people or to children.
Paul is declaring that no amount of human knowledge can replace or bypass Christ’s work on the cross. If it could, Christ would be accessible to only the intellectually gifted and well educate and not to ordinary people or to children.
God’s plan of salvation does not conform to the world’s
priorities. In fact, it seems foolish. Yet in reality, eternal salvation is
more valuable than all the fame, wealth, and success pursued by the world.
Paul continues to emphasize that the way to receive salvation is
so simple that any person who wants to can understand it. Skill and wisdom do
not get a person into God’s kingdom – simple faith does – so no one can boast
that his or her achievements helped him or her secure eternal life. Salvation is
totally from God through Jesus’ death. There is nothing we can do to earn our
salvation; we need only to accept what Jesus has already done for us.
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