1 Corinthians 2:1-5
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Proclaiming Good News
Proclaiming Good News
We share what we enjoy, we enjoy what we experience.
We all have opinions: We share what we believe in.
Why do we fake being an expert? Everyone’s a parenting expert
Just because you’ve done something, or experienced something, doesn’t make you an expert.
Loving your kids doesn’t make you an expert on parenting
Paul experienced something but he didn’t add to it, he didn’t try to make it tastier, he didn’t try to convince people of it…
Simple
1 Corinthians: An Introduction and Commentary 3. Paul’s Preaching Was in Divine Power (2:1–5)
it was so simple and unpretentious its results convincingly demonstrated the power of God.
A Mystery of God… v.1 & v.7 - Revealed by God by the Spirit
1 Corinthians: An Introduction and Commentary 3. Paul’s Preaching Was in Divine Power (2:1–5)
Preaching the gospel is not delivering edifying discourses, beautifully put together. It is bearing witness to what God has done in Christ for our salvation.
The crucifixion and resurrection is the center of the Gospel
1 Corinthians: An Introduction and Commentary 3. Paul’s Preaching Was in Divine Power (2:1–5)
He did not, of course, fear men; he feared God in the light of the task committed to him—it was what Kay calls ‘anxious desire to fulfil his duty’.
The Spirit of Power - The Spirit Transforms, The Spirit Points People to Jesus, The Spirit Produces Faith
1 Corinthians: An Introduction and Commentary 3. Paul’s Preaching Was in Divine Power (2:1–5)
Wilson points out that ‘a faith that depends upon clever reasoning may be demolished by a more acute argument, but the faith which is produced by the power of God can never be overthrown’.
