1Corinthians;1;18-24.(NIV)
Although God does not wish any to perish, when you look keenly in the scriptures, there seems there are those destined to perish. That is why the Bible talks about the son of perdition, those who are perishing, and so forth. The message of the cross is foolishness to the people of the kind mentioned above. However, to us who are being saved, it is the power of God. The message of the cross is; that Christ died, Christ was buried, and that on the third day he arose from the grave for the grave could not lay hold on Him. He arose! He has risen!Hallelujah!This is the summary of the message of the cross. Now the big question is; where is the scholar? where is the philosopher of this age? God has made the wisdom of this age foolishness. Now through the preaching of the power of God, the Gospel, God has saved those who believe. However, we have to be aware of the Jewish and Greek mindsets. The Jewish mindset demands a sign, and the Greek mindset demands wisdom. You don't have to be a Jew or Greek by birth to have this kind of mindset. There are those who say they will believe in Jesus if they see a miracle or if they see a sign. They put a condition before God so as to believe Him. Yet all that needs to be known about God has been made plain to all through the created things, His invisible qualities can be seen through the created things. (Romans;1;20)
Furthermore, others demand that the word of God measure up to their expectations, especially, there earthily wisdom. They want God to appeal to their senses before they can believe Him. This is foolishness in the sight of God. The message is very clear and is written in black and white; that Christ died on the cross, He was buried, on the third day He arose with great triumph, He appeared to about five hundred disciples, and He has also appeared to me! and He will come again on the last day at the shout of the archangel. (1 Corinthians 15;3-8)To those whom God has called, Christ is the Power of God. He is also the Wisdom of God.Who is Jesus to you today?
