Sermon #2: The Problem of Pride and the First Diagnosis: The Gospel Is a Folly to the World (1 Cor 1:10-31)
Preached on Sunday, September 29, 2019
The Church of Corinth was divided into parties and factions, each claiming to follow one famous person (1:10-17). This reveals a severe problem of pride or the lack of humility, missing the first blessing in the Beatitudes: the recognition of being “poor in spirit.” Paul diagnosed that because of two misunderstandings of the gospel, thinking that it is a new philosophy taught by able teachers. The first correction is: The gospel cannot be understood by the world (1:18-31). The message of God is a folly to the world (1:18-25), and the people of God are fools to the world (1:26-31).
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Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D