Bible Quote Apr 18th 1 Corinthians 1:18

“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” - 1 Corinthians 1:18
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A problem with academia is the promise of the sure result, is not matched with the truth, that every result must be continuously defended. And ancient Greece was the home of academia. Paul went to Corinth and shared his life as a Christian. And Paul returned. Frustrated. Hurt. Explaining again and again what he had meant as Corinthians split hairs.
But the result is a pure distillation of Paul’s message.
Prior to this verse, Paul was discussing the divided leadership of Corinth. But there is no division within the body of worship. Christians disagreeing aspects of worship, but not certain aspects of worship. This is confusing to outsiders, and ought to make sense to followers. In modern terms, there is the issue of jargon. Outsiders have a different understanding of prophecy to worshippers. It is upsetting to outsiders when worshippers speak prophetically about things concerning their worship. What if a child especially blessed is not to be 'a success'? Or, what if there is observable failure to the prophetic word? But what the outsider does not see is it is not about what they think, but the communion between the worshipper and Him. And He has acted mightily in everyone's life, and blessed everyone, and, one day, all the terrible things that happen, will be made right.
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