Foolish Preaching

Day 217: 1 Corinthians 1:18-30, 2:1-5

“He has used our foolish preaching to save all who believe.” - 1 Corinthians 1:21 NLT

It has been the desire of the church for the past 100 years to keep up with the “progress” that has happened in the culture around us. The industrial revolution has paved the way for so many advances in technology and inundated us with more information than at any time in human history.

Yet the advantage of living in today’s world is that we can see in many ways we are no better off morally than we were 100 years ago. Racism. Hatred. Disregard for Jesus. Oppression of the weak. Disdain for authority. Progress hasn’t given us all that it promised.

This is Paul’s refrain to the church in Corinth as we read this passage today. He didn’t come with manipulative speech or grandeur. He came with one anthem, “Jesus Christ and his death on the cross.” (2:2)

We will not be tapping into the power of God with new, flashy mediums to reach the masses.

The power is in Jesus Christ, and Him crucified, then resurrected.