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Blessings to you and your family!
Blessings to you and your family!
26Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth.27But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.28He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things--and the things that are not--to nullify the things that are,29so that no one may boast before him.30It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God--that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.31Therefore, as it is written: "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord."
The following is from Matthew Henry's concise Commentary -- www.christnotes.org)
The following is from Matthew Henry's concise Commentary -- www.christnotes.org)
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 1:26-31
God did not choose philosophers, nor orators, nor statesmen, nor men of wealth, and power, and interest in the world, to publish the gospel of grace and peace. He best judges what men and what measures serve the purposes of his glory. Though not many noble are usually called by Divine grace, there have been some such in every age, who have not been ashamed of the gospel of Christ; and persons of every rank stand in need of pardoning grace. Often, a humble Christian, though poor as to this world, has more true knowledge of the gospel, than those who have made the letter of Scripture the study of their lives, but who have studied it rather as the witness of men, than as the word of God. And even young children have gained such knowledge of Divine truth as to silence infidels. The reason is, they are taught of God; the design is, that no flesh should glory in his presence. That distinction, in which alone they might glory, was not of themselves. It was by the sovereign choice and regenerating grace of God, that they were in Jesus Christ by faith. He is made of God to us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption; all we need, or can desire. And he is made wisdom to us, that by his word and Spirit, and from his fulness and treasures of wisdom and knowledge, we may receive all that will make us wise unto salvation, and fit for every service to which we are called. We are guilty, liable to just punishment; and he is made righteousness, our great atonement and sacrifice. We are depraved and corrupt, and he is made sanctification, that he may in the end be made complete redemption; may free the soul from the being of sin, and loose the body from the bonds of the grave. And this is, that all flesh, according to the prophecy by Jeremiah, Jeremiah 9:23-24, may glory in the special favour, all-sufficient grace, and precious salvation of Jehovah.
I have always loved this passage--maybe because I identify so strongly with it. :)
ReplyDeleteI am sometimes amazed by children's ability to just understand God's will in ways that adults can't grasp. It's beautiful and it's sweet, the way God intended for all of us to relate to Him. Vs 27 reminds me of that.
DeleteThe first line of scripture says it all. Think of what you were...before. I think sometimes we get discouraged because we are not were we ought to be....but just think of who you were before. Hopeless. Now we have a hope when all is falling around us! Thank you Lili! Lona.
ReplyDeleteHi Lona,
DeleteYou're right. Hopeless is the way to describe how we all were before. I like to think about who God has designed me to become. He wants to fill us with something much greater than the world has to offer.
Have a blessed weekend.