Preach It-Part 1

1 Corinthians 1:18 "For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God."  

1 Corinthians 1:21 "For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe." 

These are very beautiful verses indeed because they show God's power and His wisdom in the carrying out of His plan in spite of man. 

Man has always prided himself with his wisdom. That's why the learned men of Paul's era, the philosophers of the day, with all of their investigations and experiences, knew not God. 

a. Some denied His very existence. 

b. Some represented Him under some idol form showing that they had no real acquaintance with the true God.

The same is still true today. Our society is almost education mad. We pride ourselves with our greater learning. We think we know so much that we are self-sufficient. To many the Bible is outdated and useless. They say it was fine for the ignorant people of times past, but not for our enlightened age." Men are still denying God or mocking Him even today.

God chose His plan and He is well pleased with it. It is simple. This, of course, involves His only begotten Son, who left the riches of heaven and made Himself a little lower than the angels and became as man to suffer and die the cruel death on a Roman cross. All of this because you and I were sinners, and this was God's means of saving us from our sins. 

It involves the teaching of God's Son, that is recorded for us to read and understand and then do, so that we may be pleasing to the One who loved us so much and gave His grace unto us. It may not be like man would have done it, and man may think he can improve upon it, but it is according to the wisdom of Almighty God and it pleases Him. Therefore it should please us as we hear the Word of God preached.