HUMBLE BEFORE GOD Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles... - 1 Corinthians 1:22-23 (shared & adapted from PTL.org) who writes: The Jews found the Cross to be an embarrassment. They wanted a warrior, king, and deliverer. They wanted a sign and someone to point the way. A leader who would free them from bondage and the oppression of Rome. A crucified Christ was an insult. It meant defeat not victory. Thats why Jesus is called a stumbling block. Someone once described philosophy as a blind man in a dark room trying to find a black cat that isnt there. (I have always wondered: What would a dark room or a black cat mean to a blind man?) Placing that question aside, todays man is a lot like the Greeks. He too is still searching for some sort of theory or formula, perhaps through science, that will give him the answers to lifes questions. In our passage today, Paul is not just talking about Jews and Greeks; hes describing all people, both religious and non-religious. He places them in two broad categories: those with some belief in the possibility or probability of God who want a miracle to prove the authenticity of the Gospel; and the others who try to reason out the questions of life and death with human intellect alone. Neither approach works or is acceptable to God. People must first humble themselves before God to receive by faith the message of the Gospel. Are you struggling to find your way back into a relationship with the Lord? Have you fallen away? Neither intellect nor religious ritual is what He desires..., He wants our Love, our hearts, ALOHA !
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 17:48:58 +0000
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