The wisdom of words…

[Not me]

1 Corinthians 1:17 (NKJV)
For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.

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Scripture puts forth that the wisdom of words is that that has the ability to make the cross of Christ of no effect….

Something that could, or would, or that can have such an ability to make the cross of Christ of no effect, is something that needs to be looked into, understood, and addressed… How and why is it that this wisdom of words has such an ability..? In another place, scripture says, ‘that your faith may be in the power of God and not in the wisdom of men’… Both scriptures pointing to this same truth, contrasting man’s wisdom, the wisdom of words, against the purpose of the cross…

For the purpose of the cross is put forth in scripture as God’s wisdom being manifested, that being, for until the purpose of the cross is seen, understood and embraced, one is susceptible to falling under the wisdom of words…

For faith in God is that that stands against the wisdom of words, for scripture speaks about not leaning on one’s own understanding… It is this leaning, this trusting in man’s, or one’s own ability to figure things out, a not leaning on and trusting in this new life that has been born in one, that is that that is being spoken against…

For this new life that has been brought to birth in each and every believer is that that possesses the wisdom that comes from above.. This, the Divine understanding that comes from God alone, this seeing into the wisdom of the realities of righteousness…. For the seeing into the wisdom of God, is seeing into the wisdom that is in the reality of righteousness…. For to the degree one sees into the wisdom of righteousness, to that degree, has the free gift matured…

For salvation is a free gift, and seeing into this free gift by faith, is that thing that the wisdom of words stands against, for the wisdom of words must elevate itself, it must have the preeminence, and all that would stand against it must be accounted foolishness… 

For faith in God bringing to birth the life of Christ in the soul, is the salvation offered in Christ, it is this faith that will overcome the wisdom of words, that being the understanding of the truth pointed to in the above scripture… For the wisdom of words and faith are two distinct things, one of this world, and one of the Other…

In the most Beloved, Not me 

[branchesofHim]

32 minutes ago, Not me said:

Scripture puts forth that the wisdom of words is that that has the ability to make the cross of Christ of no effect….

Good word. 

Colossians 2:[8] Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
[9] For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
[10] And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
[11] In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
[12] Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.

[Not me]

Just now, branchesofHim said:

Good word. 

Colossians 2:[8] Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
[9] For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
[10] And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
[11] In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
[12] Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.

Thanks and blessings, as He is learned by experience…

Be blessed in that experiencing….

A fellow believer, Not me