Title: The Foolishness of God
◎Introduction: Human wisdom alone cannot prevent the division between the world and the church. The only cure for division is love
※ The greatest love I have ever shown is the cross. It is the solution to all the strife and all the problems that make people and the world sick.
① The cross is the power of God (18)
② The cross destroys human wisdom and makes the wisdom of the world foolish (19~20)
③ The cross is God's wisdom and power to save believers (21)
④ The cross becomes the solution for humans who seek God (22~24)
⑤ The cross testifies that God's method is wiser and stronger than the human method (25)
The message of the cross is (1) foolishness to those who are perishing (2) to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
⊙ Man is one of those who perish and those who are saved.
※ Salvation and destruction mean continuous action. That is, it means that humans are either perishing or being saved.
※ Those who are saved are getting out of the perishing and dying world and are fully qualified to wait for the glorious appearance of the new world.
1. Destruction; It means lost, utterly destroyed, lost eternal life, spiritually poor, cut off, etc.
※ Destruction means the state of being lost in this world and in the world to come.
2. Salvation: Used to describe the three experiences of believers.
① Salvation is a one-time experience. - experiences that occurred at some point in the past
② Salvation is a continuous experience. - Describe an experience that is happening right now.
③ The redemptive experience of salvation takes place in the future. - Closer than the first time
1. The cross is the power of God (18)
1. The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing.
- The wisdom of the world contains many words, many ways to discover the truth and meaning of life.
- The Way of the Cross is the only way to find the truth and the meaning of life.
① The people of the world, who do not come to God through the cross of Christ, are in a state of perdition.
② Those who are lost do not like the way of the cross to be saved.
③ Lost people don't like the message being proclaimed.
2. The message of the cross becomes the power of God to those who are being saved.
① No message in the world can reconcile man with God so that he cares for him on a daily basis.
② Any message in the world can give man the daily love and care that God gives him, and the complete assurance of living with him forever.
※ No message in the world can change lives like the way of the cross of Christ. It has failed to fundamentally change society, community, and family.
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the understanding of the prudent. ① Where is the wise? ② Where is the scholar? Where is the scholar in this generation? ③ God has made the wisdom of this world foolish. didn't you
No human has entered the spiritual world to reveal the image of God. Only Christ and His cross can transform people and give them abundant and eternal life. This fact has been proven in the lives of millions of people over the centuries.
2. The cross destroys human wisdom and makes the wisdom of the world foolish (19~20)
※ Quotation from the Old Testament - Isaiah 29:14, 33:18)
※ How can the cross destroy the wisdom of humans and the world and make them foolish?
1. The cross exposes the errors of human thought and wisdom.
※ The cross exposes the serious problem within man (the problem of sin, the problem of the corrupt and selfish heart)
2. The cross exposes the error of man's way of finding love, joy, peace, and all other spiritual values of life.
※ The cross gives believers absolute assurance that they will live eternally with God. Soon, it breaks the notion that the fullness of life comes from science, technology, education, and even "good works."
3. The cross shows that sacrifice is the solution to human problems and utopias.
※ Power and fame, selfishness and greed, human toil and effort, no human being can come to God, discover the truth, or solve the problems of the world without love and total devotion. (All that the cross says)
※ People try to approach God through their own logic, understanding, thoughts, public opinion, philosophy, wisdom, religion, effort, and action, without loving God or sacrificing themselves completely. But it fails.
(1) As for the wisdom of God, because the world does not know God by its own wisdom.
② It was pleased that God saved those who believed by the folly of evangelism.
3. The cross (the cross is love and sacrifice) is God's wisdom and power to save those who believe (21)
1. The cross is the wisdom of God
※ "God's wisdom" means that God chose the cross to save the world (love and sacrifice are the ways to save the world)
2. The cross is God's way to save believers.
※ Many crosses are made to love and sacrifice for God and people.
4. The cross becomes the solution for humans who seek God (22~24)
※ 3 types of looking at the cross
1. Jews and Religions
※ They think they can reach God because they are godly and good enough to be accepted by God.
※ Religious people reject the cross. This is because they want to focus on the positive things such as rituals, events, religion, ministry, and good deeds rather than sin and death.
2. Greeks: They made the mistake of thinking that God was "Apadea."
※ "Apadea" means no ability to feel at all. God is so far away that it has nothing to do with human problems.
3. Those who are called of God: Discovery of Christ.
※ Discovering that Jesus Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God (John 17:2, Col 2:8, Romans 11:32-33)
5. The cross testifies that God's method is wiser and stronger than the human method (25)
※ It is possible because of the example, demand, and power of the cross that transforms humans from their sinful and selfish appearance into loving and sacrificing creatures.
※ When man truly bows his head before the cross and gives himself and all that he has to Christ, Christ makes him a new creation. (Romans 1:16, Galatians 2:20, 6:14-15)