For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles…1 Corinthians 1:22-23 - Corinth was a unique city for Paul to preach at. It was wealthy, learned, and highly sinful. In the city was both Jews and Greeks, and both were looking for something. The Jews wanted signs their Messiah was coming or had come, and if they didn’t get that, they weren’t believing. The Greeks wanted to understand everything through the lens of the world’s wisdom, and if it didn’t compute with the vast wisdom of this world, then they weren’t believing. And what was Paul message? Jesus Christ crucified. This wasn’t the sign the Jews were looking for in their Messiah and a Savior being humiliated on a cross didn’t match up to worldly wisdom. The message wasn’t what they wanted, but Paul kept preaching it anyways. Let’s take stock as well that the audience of the world likely won’t want to hear the message of the Gospel. It will challenge their way of life, it will contradict the wisdom of the world, and it cause them to reshape their views. A Savior coming to earth, dying for us, and rising again will sound foolish, pointless, and untrue to many we share with. Will we though still continue to share? My hope is that our answer is yes. For while the gospel is a foolish message to those who reject it, it’s the message that will save the life of those who embrace it. Let’s be so thankful those who shared the gospel with us didn’t stop because of the response of others who rejected it before us. Let’s not allow the ways some will respond to the Gospel determine if we’ll share the Gospel. It’s the message of life that saves, let’s be ones who preach boldly Christ crucified. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3108
Question To Ponder: Why might someone think the Gospel sounds foolish?
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