1 Corinthians 1:25-31
- God chose the unexpected.
- 1 Corinthians 1:25-28
- Foolish–deemed so by men (see vs. 23)
- Weak–destitute of power among men
- Base–a man of no name or reputation
- Despised–to make of no account
- Things which are not–like a dead Christ
- Isaiah 53:1-3
- 1 Corinthians 1:29 To eliminate man’s pride
- God chose Christ in His wisdom.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30
- Romans 5:19; 6:3-4 Righteousness
- 2 Thes. 2:13-14 “But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth, to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
- Hebrews 9:11-12 Redemption
III. The Christian’s glory (pride) is in the Lord. A. 1 Corinthians 1:31
- Jeremiah 9:23-24
- Galatians 6:14 “But God forbid that I should glory except in the cross of our Lord Jesus
Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.”
Gary Hampton