What was the apostle Paul referring to when he wrote in 1 Corinthians 1 that the foolishness of God is wiser than men and the weakness of God is stronger than men?
Regarding this, what was the apostle Paul referring to when he wrote in 1 Corinthians 1 the foolishness of God is wiser than men and the weakness of God is stronger than men?
1 Corinthians 1:25, NLT: "This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God's weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength." 1 Corinthians 1:25, CSB: "because God's foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God's weakness is stronger than human strength."
Secondly, what does the foolishness of God mean? On one hand, the “foolishness of God” is how the Greeks viewed the Gospel of Jesus Christ's death, burial, and resurrection as sufficient payment for our sins. On the other hand, the “weakness of God” is how the Jews saw that Gospel of Grace.
Considering this, what is Paul saying in 1 Corinthians?
Paul then wrote this letter to the Corinthians, urging uniformity of belief ("that ye all speak the same thing and that there be no divisions among you", 1:10) and expounding Christian doctrine.
What is foolish to man is God's wisdom?
For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength. Brothers, think of what you were when you were called.