Enticing words of
man's wisdom….
We get so caught up
in the words of mankind and their supposed wisdom. I couldn't speak eloquently not even if my
life depended upon my doing so. I have little to NO charisma, that special
charm some people seem to ooze so that others are drawn to liking them even if
logic tells them they've no real reason to do so. I've met eloquent people and
for the most part they intimidate me because of their ability to speak in ways
I can't fathom ever speaking. I've met people that by a mere glance I'm all but
captivated by their charisma and it amazes me. We all know these sorts of
people, and some of us are those sorts of people but bottom line- that ability
to speak eloquently and the ability to charm people in a special way is not
necessarily from God. We like to believe
the pastors, preachers, ministers, priests and so on and so forth who have been
blessed with these gifts all have them from God and are being used for His
will, but the truth is, the majority are probably NOT using their gifts for
God's will but for their own. No, I will
NEVER judge them ALL or condemn ANY of them, that's not my place. What I think
I'm trying to say here is we that we need to be very, very careful of falling
into the trap of eloquence and charisma thinking these men and women are God's
just because they have those qualities in abundance. There are preachers who gain great followings
preaching FALSE religion. Their untruths are so sugar coated that people don't
even want to think for a moment they could be following someone who is
deceiving them. Do we WANT truth? If we want truth and not someone to sooth our
ears, and make us feel good then God will give us truth. If we simply want to
hold fast to something that will appease our conscience the devil has all sorts
of lies set up to do just that.
Paul said this…
1Co 2:1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not
with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of
God.
1Co 2:2 For I determined not to know any thing among
you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
1Co 2:3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear,
and in much trembling.
1Co 2:4 And my speech and my preaching was not with
enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of
power:
1Co 2:5 That your faith should not stand in the
wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
He was with them in
WEAKNESS, he was with them in FEAR, he was with them in much TREMBLING, he
spoke NO enticing words of man's wisdom, this is the truth.
The SPIRIT and POWER
OF GOD- this is truth, not our wisdom, not in our attributes whatever they may
be!
Our faith needs to
stand ONLY in the power of GOD and no other.
Our faith needs to
stand when we have NO man to preach to us of worldly wisdom.
We need to hear the
words of the SPIRIT not man's words!
The power of GOD.
Mat_22:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err,
not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
Luk_22:69 Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the
right hand of the power of God.
Rom_1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ:
for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the
Jew first, and also to the Greek.
1Co_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.
1Co_1:24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and
Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
2Co_13:4 For though he was crucified through weakness,
yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall
live with him by the power of God toward you.
2Ti 1:8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the
testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the
afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God
1Pe 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto
a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1Pe 1:4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and
undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
1Pe 1:5 Who are kept by the power of God through
faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
THE POWER OF GOD-
JESUS CHRIST-THE GOSPEL-SALVATION IN OUR SAVIOR! The power of GOD- JESUS!
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