Wednesday, May 4, 2016

The Foolishness Of Preaching

"For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved, it is the power of God."  I Corinthians 1:18.  Many will perish and few will be saved.  The reason for such a condition is the response that one gives to preaching.  Those who are saved see the preaching of the cross as God's power to save.  Jesus died on the cross.  God's wisdom determined to save humanity by the cross.  Those who perish are unable or unwilling to see the power that is in the preaching of the cross.  The message of the cross reveals God's love and grace.  The message of the cross proclaims the blackness of sin.  The message of the cross proclaims the hope of redemption.  The preaching of the cross is a word of power that converts the heart.  God's message is brought to humanity by preaching.  Preaching is not foolishness to the one who sees the hand of God reaching down to lift humanity from the mire of sin.  Preaching is not foolishness to the believer who sees the heart of God filled with compassion for wayward humanity.  Preaching is not foolishness to those who fall before the cross confessing the deity of Jesus.  Preaching is not foolishness to the redeemed in Christ.  Preaching is only foolishness to those who perish.

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