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Adventistische Schriften über: "What central statement does Paul make in 1 Corinthians 1:17–31?"
Answer
The central statement of Paul in 1 Corinthians 1:17–31 emphasizes that the proclamation of the cross appears as foolishness to the world, but for believers it represents the power and wisdom of God. Paul explains that God has nullified human wisdom and instead has chosen the weak and despised things of the world to shame the proud. The purpose of this divine strategy is that no one can boast before God, but all honor belongs solely to the Lord, who has become to us in Christ wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.
The Power of the Cross and the Election of the Weak
»For the preaching 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 nullify the wisdom of the wise, and I will discard the understanding of the discerning.” Where are the wise? Where are the scribes? Where are the worldly wise? Has not God turned the wisdom of this world into foolishness? Because the world, through its wisdom, did not recognize God in His wisdom, God was pleased to bring salvation through the foolishness of the preaching to those who believe. ... For see your calling, dear brothers: Not many are wise according to the flesh, not many are powerful, not many are noble are called. But what is foolish before the world, God has chosen, so that He may bring the wise to shame; and what is weak before the world, God has chosen, so that He may bring the strong to shame; and the lowly before the world and the despised, God has chosen, that which is nothing, so that He may nullify what is something, so that no flesh may boast before Him. From Him, however, you have come in Christ Jesus, who has been made by God to you for wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption, so that, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord!”«
Human Wisdom versus Divine Revelation
»God allowed people to attempt the experiment of finding God through their own wisdom, not to demonstrate their inability for His satisfaction, but so that people themselves could see that they could not obtain a knowledge of God and of Jesus Christ, His Son, except through the revelation of His Word by the Holy Spirit. When Christ came into the world, the experiment had been fully carried out, and the result made clear that the world did not recognize God through wisdom.«
God's Standard for the Value of Man
»The value of a person, as measured by God, results from his connection with Christ; for God alone is able to raise a person on the scale of moral value through the righteousness of Christ. Secular honor and worldly greatness are worth exactly as much as the Creator of man assigns to them. Their wisdom is foolishness, their strength is weakness. ... Our significance stands in relation to our connection with God.«
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