The Only Thing That Matters
Richard Bradley
1 Corinthians 2:1-5
1 Corinthians 2:1-5
1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God.
2 For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
3 I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.
4 And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
5 that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
Some say there are certain truths which we believers could give up on and still maintain our Christian faith. Some say we can take or leave the virgin birth. Some say we can take or leave the resurrection. But I tell you that all we are and all God has promised us stands or falls on the total realm of truth in God's Word.
How about the crucifixion? There are not many who say the crucifixion is not necessary but there are some. One New Testament theologian told our class in seminary that the death of Christ was not absolutely necessary for God to forgive our sins. He said, and I quote, ''God was forgiving sins a long time before Jesus came along.'' Did Jesus really just come along? Or, was Jesus sent by God for the express purpose of dying on the cross?
Look at what Paul said about the message of the crucifixion.
The message of the crucifixion does not require style
1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God.
2 For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
While it's not a terrible thing to be well spoken, Paul understood that it was not necessary for the successful communication of the gospel. Paul was likely a good public speaker. At times because of ill health or other reasons he found it hard to speak like he would have liked. I know how h ...
Richard Bradley
1 Corinthians 2:1-5
1 Corinthians 2:1-5
1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God.
2 For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
3 I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.
4 And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
5 that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
Some say there are certain truths which we believers could give up on and still maintain our Christian faith. Some say we can take or leave the virgin birth. Some say we can take or leave the resurrection. But I tell you that all we are and all God has promised us stands or falls on the total realm of truth in God's Word.
How about the crucifixion? There are not many who say the crucifixion is not necessary but there are some. One New Testament theologian told our class in seminary that the death of Christ was not absolutely necessary for God to forgive our sins. He said, and I quote, ''God was forgiving sins a long time before Jesus came along.'' Did Jesus really just come along? Or, was Jesus sent by God for the express purpose of dying on the cross?
Look at what Paul said about the message of the crucifixion.
The message of the crucifixion does not require style
1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God.
2 For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
While it's not a terrible thing to be well spoken, Paul understood that it was not necessary for the successful communication of the gospel. Paul was likely a good public speaker. At times because of ill health or other reasons he found it hard to speak like he would have liked. I know how h ...
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