Foolish for Christ: Part 1

On TV, in the news, on blogs, and all around, the Christian faith constantly gets jabbed at as foolishness. If you let it get to you, it can either make you angry or discourage you, but take heart! The message of God’s grace and love may seem unbelievable to some celebrities, educators, and journalists, but it is genuine and everlasting.

Paul fought the same battle as he proclaimed Jesus as our Savior and the one true God. He wrote to the Corinthians these encouraging words,

“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

For it is written: ‘I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.’

Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.”

And I especially love this part…

“Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength.” (1 Corinthians 1:18-25, NIV)

Why would a man die for the sins of the world? It may sound foolish, but it was God's perfect, sacrificial plan for our salvation! What the world may dismiss as ridiculous, we embrace as redemption for our lives.

This weekend our Elementary kids will learn about God’s great masterpiece of grace – how, “…while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8, NIV) I couldn't think of a better lesson!

More on foolishness next week…

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