Sunday School Lesson, July 29th
THE FOOLISHNESS OF GOD (WISER THAN THE WISDOM OF HUMANS)
INTRODUCTION Paul founded the church (ecclesia-God’s called out people) during his second missionary journey He later writes; I came to you in weakness and fear and with much trembling Not with wise and persuasive words but with demonstration of the Spirit’s power.(1 Corinthians 2:3)
GOD IS CONSIDERED FOOOLISH AND HIS SON IGNORED
The wisdom of people can not find God. By ‘find’ we mean to encounter and relate to God.
Science, Philosophy, mysticism make theories, but these are about God not encounters with God.
Science thought God coming as man was foolish; a God who died was nothing because in mythology the gods die annually.
God appears foolish to the wise people, and respect of God unnecessary.
And so they are perishing. (Daily drifting away from the source of life)
Professing themselves to be wise they became fools (Romans.1:22)
GOD DELIBERATELY CHOSE THIS FOOLISHNESS. He chose the unbelievable incarnation of himself in Christ and Christ's vicarious dying. This way negates the efforts of science the wisdom of philosophy and the power of mysticism. It is humbling to believe in something where God has done everything and man cannot assert power or achievment. So those who want to be wise label God’s wisdom as folly.
ONE PART OF SOCIETY WANTS MIRACLES ANOTHER WANTS WISDOM. (1 Corinthians 1:22) God gives them this unbelievable action which allows no glory or power to the intellectuals. God has done it all, all we are required to do is trust God. It is a great stumbling block to people who want to find God by their own efforts, and thus have some control.
The wisdom of the wise will pass away, and the intelligence of the intelligent will disappear. (Isaiah 29:14
GOD'S SECRET WISDOM IS REVEALED WISDOM.
Hidden from efforts to discover God by logic, science and mysticism, but revealed in Jesus. Who has told us what God plans for us?
Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 10But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit. (1 Corinthians 2:9)
HOW DO THE SPIRITUALLY WISE PEOPLE LIVE?
The wise build life on the foundation of Jesus, Matthew 7.27
The wise keep the light of God burning in their lives. Matthew 25. 1-13
INTRODUCTION Paul founded the church (ecclesia-God’s called out people) during his second missionary journey He later writes; I came to you in weakness and fear and with much trembling Not with wise and persuasive words but with demonstration of the Spirit’s power.(1 Corinthians 2:3)
GOD IS CONSIDERED FOOOLISH AND HIS SON IGNORED
The wisdom of people can not find God. By ‘find’ we mean to encounter and relate to God.
Science, Philosophy, mysticism make theories, but these are about God not encounters with God.
Science thought God coming as man was foolish; a God who died was nothing because in mythology the gods die annually.
God appears foolish to the wise people, and respect of God unnecessary.
And so they are perishing. (Daily drifting away from the source of life)
Professing themselves to be wise they became fools (Romans.1:22)
GOD DELIBERATELY CHOSE THIS FOOLISHNESS. He chose the unbelievable incarnation of himself in Christ and Christ's vicarious dying. This way negates the efforts of science the wisdom of philosophy and the power of mysticism. It is humbling to believe in something where God has done everything and man cannot assert power or achievment. So those who want to be wise label God’s wisdom as folly.
ONE PART OF SOCIETY WANTS MIRACLES ANOTHER WANTS WISDOM. (1 Corinthians 1:22) God gives them this unbelievable action which allows no glory or power to the intellectuals. God has done it all, all we are required to do is trust God. It is a great stumbling block to people who want to find God by their own efforts, and thus have some control.
The wisdom of the wise will pass away, and the intelligence of the intelligent will disappear. (Isaiah 29:14
GOD'S SECRET WISDOM IS REVEALED WISDOM.
Hidden from efforts to discover God by logic, science and mysticism, but revealed in Jesus. Who has told us what God plans for us?
Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 10But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit. (1 Corinthians 2:9)
HOW DO THE SPIRITUALLY WISE PEOPLE LIVE?
The wise build life on the foundation of Jesus, Matthew 7.27
The wise keep the light of God burning in their lives. Matthew 25. 1-13
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