Renniks
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18 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.@Renniks ,
With reference to my post #735, you had responded to it, but seem to have ignored the last part and I quote:
You mentioned 1 Cor.1:21. Can you tell us what is the foolishness of the message (the gospel) preached?
Could you please kindly answer the question?
Tong
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21 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.
So the question is: How can the Lost believe if the gospel is foolishness to them?
Answer: A better question would be whether or it is possible that a lost person can change his mind, under the conviction by the Holy Spirit. (John 16:8) To the Calvinist, the answer is of course:, “absolutely not.” However, why did God choose the foolish, meek, weak, base and despised things of the world? The answer is given in verses 27 and 28, which is to “shame” and “nullify” the wise and strong of this world. By shaming and nullifying, they may be driven to humility and see the Gospel for what it truly is. God desires the salvation of the lost world (1st Timothy 2:3-4; 2nd Peter 3:9), but He also desires repentance and humility, and that’s precisely why He has chosen the base and despised things of this world for His Gospel. The point is that pride and repentance do not go hand-in-hand. Repentance involves humility, whereas pride leads to a dismissal of the Gospel. Basically, God is doing what He is doing in order to break people’s pride, so that they might repent, believe and be saved.