02.18.08
Foolish Things (Study)
It has been a while since I’ve had an invitation to preach, but I’m excited that I’ll have the opportunity coming up in a few weeks. While meditating upon possible topics, I was drawn to I Corinthians 1:18-31 where Paul compares the wisdom of God with that of the world.
This passage is loaded with dichotomies and contrasts. I love how Paul uses poetic devices and word plays to make his point that the cross puts worldly divisions to shame and removes all ground for personal pride and boasting. Paul brings us back to the centrality of the cross.
I’ve created an exegetical diagram that reveals some of Paul’s parallelism and visually highlights some of the greek word plays which he employs. There is so much in this passage, it’s going to be tough to cover in one sermon.
adam said,
February 19, 2008 at 2:10 pm
You are such a nerd. I just began our small group study with this text (and the Nooma video “Dust”). It’s a good segue into “Kingdom” speak - upside down and all.