You are entitled to your own opinion as every person is.
In that part of Paul's writings, the emphasis was not only on crucifixion but definitely and more significantly on the person crucified, the one whom they were chosen and blessed to witness to, teach about, and preach, that is, the Christ. And he was not out there to speak concerning the proud, but concerning the wise who rely upon human wisdom in determining what is the truth. On the crucifixion, the emphasis is in that it is the worst mode of execution of capital punishment for heinous crimes committed by a criminal in those days, imposed by the governing Gentile authorities then, amounting not only to cruel suffering, extreme humiliation, but also the slow, painful, and certain death. On the person of him crucified, he was not somebody ordinary, not even a criminal even to the very least Gentile definition of what a criminal is, an innocent person, for so even the Gentile Pilate had found out. But the emphasis on the person of Jesus was far far more than that. I have already told you in my post about the person of Jesus, that He is the Christ, etc. etc, ~ He is God. Such truth about the person of this Jesus whom Paul preached as crucified is central to Paul's emphasis in speaking of the "message of the cross" which makes it foolishness to the wise Greeks (Gentiles). In his writing, in the phrase, "we preach Christ crucified..." is embodied both of these emphasis, that is, on the crucifixion and on the person of Jesus, rendering it nothing short of foolishness according to human wisdom.
I could understand your rejection of what I said, for you find the truth that Christ is the almighty God as foolishness. And that is no different thinking from the wise of those days, who rely upon human wisdom in determining what is the truth. But if we let scriptures speak the truth to us, and rely in the words of God instead, it can't be denied that the Christ is the Lord ~ Yahweh, the almighty God.
Ad hominems? Well, those are not the ways of the disciples and apostles of Jesus Christ in standing for the truth that they were chosen for to testify, teach, and preach, and even die for. So, why would a Christian resort to such act? Well,...
You said "...but both you, and no one else, is qualified to talk about this inane and subversive man-made doctrine." I am not talking about a man-made doctrine DNB. I am talking about what one can find and learn in scriptures.
I will repeat here what I already said, if we let scriptures speak the truth to us, and rely in the words of God instead of human wisdom, it can't be denied that the Christ is the Lord ~ Yahweh, the almighty God.
It had been shown to you in scriptures, the prophecy of Isaiah concerning the messenger who will prepare the way of the Lord, that is, God (Yahweh); and it had been shown to you in scriptures, the fulfillment of such prophecy in the prophet John the baptist, being the messenger, and in the Christ, Jesus, being the Lord, whose way John the baptist prepared for. But you just keep rejecting that. Not that it is not written in scriptures, but because human wisdom tells you that it is foolishness.
It had been shown to you also in scriptures that God is the King of kings and the Lord of Lords. Is there another God like Him? Is there another King of kings other than God? Is there another Lord of lords other than God? Such titles are ultimate, meaning there could only be one King of kings and only be one Lord of Lords. And it had been shown to you in scriptures that Jesus Christ is the King of kings and Lord of Lords. And you again reject the truth that such teaches, not that it is not written in scriptures, but because human wisdom tells you that it is foolishness.
Why is it you can believe the miracles and supernatural wonders written in scriptures, things that human wisdom could not explain but are truth ~ water turning to true wine, the Word becoming true flesh, the dead resurrecting to life, etc., etc.? How can you not continue and fully rely on God whom you profess and claim to believe, and turn again to rely on human wisdom for the truth, especially the truth about the person of Jesus Christ and God?
Finally, you said "... you make a stupid unqualified remark '...Christ the Power and Wisdom of God...'" That isn't a stupid remark from me nor did I quote that to support or justify the triune nature of God. That is coming from scriptures, unless you think that Paul is stupid. And I quoted that to refute a statement you made, as can be seen in my last paragraph in my post #314. So, another strawman of yours perhaps?
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