Homiletic Monthly 1 Corinthians 1:25-28 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.… A concrete fact of faith. Our vague and vagrant life is attracted by a magnetism and swayed by a will superior to itself and supremely wise and good — the Spirit of God. Behold your calling — I. IS OF GOD. Supreme, authoritative, irreversible. The call of wisdom and love. "Faithful is He that calleth you." II. HIS GLORIOUS, COMPREHENSIVE BLESSINGS. Called out of darkness into marvellous light — "unto liberty," "to peace," "to eternal life," to "holiness," to "His kingdom and glory." It is "a heavenly calling," "a holy calling." III. IS TO SPECIAL, DISTINCTIVE MODE OF LIVING. IV. IS INTENSELY PERSONAL. V. INCLUDES THE WHOLE MAN IN ALL HIS RELATIONS IN LIFE. (Homiletic Monthly.) Parallel Verses KJV: Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.WEB: Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. |
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