1 Corinthians 2:1-5 - Paul's Approach To Ministry In Corinth

¹ So when I came to you, brothers, I did not come and tell you the secret purpose of God in superior, philosophical language, ² for I resolved, while I was with you, to forget everything but Jesus Christ and his crucifixion. ³ For my part, I came among you in weakness and with a great deal of fear and trembling, ⁴ and my teaching and message were not put in plausible, philosophical language, but they were attended with convincing spiritual power, ⁵ so that your faith might rest, not on human philosophy, but on the power of God.