Notes on Glory in the Lord

1 Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

• But to the damned the lesson of the cross is foolishness. But to us who are saved it is the power of God. (There are people who refuse to listen to the truth of God and they consider all that we believe in to be foolishness)

1 Corinthians 1:19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

• For it is written: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intellectuals I will frustrate." (Notes on the Wisdom of the Wise.)

1 Corinthians 1:20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

• Where are the intellectuals? Where are the lawyers? Where are the debaters of this world? God has made their wisdom foolish. (We can not reason God, for his truth makes reason foolishness and faith in the unreasonable brilliant.)

1 Corinthians 1:21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

• The wisdom of the world did not know God so God gave the foolishness of preaching to save the believers.

1 Corinthians 1:22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

• For the Jews require signs and wonders and the Greeks seek intellectual arguments.

1 Corinthians 1:23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

• But we preach a crucified Messiah and this is a stumblingblock for the Jews and ridiculous to the Greeks.

1 Corinthians 1:24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

• But to those God calls, both the Jews and the Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. (When God gives the gift of Grace and faith to his people the truth of Jesus becomes apparent.)

1 Corinthians 1:25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

• The foolishness of God is wiser than wisdom of men, and the weakness of God is stronger than the strength of men.

1 Corinthians 1:26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:

• Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. not many of you were thought wise by society nor were you influential or from imminent families.

1 Corinthians 1:27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

• But God chose the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise and the weak things of the world to put the strong.to shame.

1 Corinthians 1:28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:

• And the base things of the world, those things that are despised, and those things that are nothing, he choose to nullify to nullify the things of substance.

1 Corinthians 1:29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.

• That no man my glory in his presence.

1 Corinthians 1:30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

• But only by him are you are brought to salvation in Jesus Christ, who has become for us wisdom from God

1 Corinthians 1:31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

• Fore it is written, "Let him who glories, glory in the lord.

1 Corinthians Chapter 1 - Full Text

1 Corinthians 1:18 - 31