Bible Study The Foolishness of God and the Wisdom of God

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The Foolishness of God and the Wisdom of God

• 1 Cor 1:18 For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who
  are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
  
  21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through
  its wisdom did not come to know God, God was well-pleased
  through the foolishness of the message preached
  to save those who believe.
  
  22 For indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom;
  
  23 but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and
  to Gentiles foolishness,
  
  24 but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks,
  Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
  
  25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men,
  and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
  
  1 Cor 2:14 But a natural man does not accept the things of the
  Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot
  understand them, because they are spiritually appraised.
  
  1 Cor 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness before God.
  
  NASU, emphasis supplied

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Foolishness, Wisdom

Concealed Wisdom

Prov 25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter,
But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

• Rev 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate
  the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number
  is six hundred and sixty-six.
  
  Rev 17:. 9 " Here is the mind which has wisdom. The seven heads are seven
  mountains on which the woman sits,
  10 and they are seven kings; five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet
  come; and when he comes, he must remain a little while.
  11 "The beast which was and is not, is himself also an eighth and is one of the
  seven, and he goes to destruction
  
  NASU, emphasis supplied

The mystery of God, is misunderstood many times, because man is trying to figure it out by the 'wisdom of man'. In this, I am not saying I have the answer to these verses from Revelation 13 & 17, but that they are given to us cloaked in the foolishness of God.

That being said, God has given us to 'search out a matter'.
Peace

 

[Confusion]

1 Cor. 19 For it is written:
"I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the learning of the learned I will set aside."
1 Cor. 20 Where is the wise one? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made the wisdom of the world foolish?

 

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Welcome!

Confusion Has not God made the wisdom of the world foolish?

How true! I think we forget this when we get caught up in a debate!

Welcome to the Forum...

Some 4 months ago I joined with 123 Chritian Forums and can witness that this has given me to dig a bit deeper than your usual/causal church conversations. I find it quite beneficial even when I have an opposite opinion.

Peace and Blessings
.......Restin