Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

The foolishness

Bible References

The foolishness

1 Corinthians 1:18
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but it is God’s power to us who are being saved.

General references

Psalm 94:11
The Lord knows man’s thoughts;
they are meaningless.
Luke 11:35
Take care then, that the light in you is not darkness.
John 7:49
But this crowd, which doesn’t know the law, is accursed!”
Romans 1:22
Claiming to be wise, they became fools

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