“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those
who are perishing,
but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.”
I Corinthians 1:18
A fool, foolishness and folly are held in very low
esteem in scripture.
You can read through the Book of Proverbs and see that
very clearly.
But Paul says’ the message of the cross is foolishness
to those who are perishing.
So what to do?
Some have tried to ‘present’ the Gospel in ways that
downplay the cross.
Others have said let’s not preach the cross at all in
order that more might be saved.
But saved to what?
The work of the cross is the message so
eliminating it eliminates the message.
That work, including the Resurrection story, is the
power of the message we share.
Imagine trying to explain Google or Facebook to
someone in the 19th century but you cannot include any explanation
of the internet or computers.
You couldn’t do it.
So understand that the Good News void of any mention
of the cross or the resurrection is a powerless, meaningless message.
Don’t speak what they want to hear, speak what they
need to hear!
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