1 Cor. 1:1. "Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ, _through the will of God_." St. Paul, when he calls himself an apostle, does commonly add some such clause as this, "through the will of God;" so 2 Corinthians 1:1, "Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, _by the will of God;_ " and the very sam... [ Continue Reading ]
1 Cor. 1:24. "But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God." The power of God answers to a sign or miracle, which the Jews sought after; and the wisdom of God, to the wisdom which the Greeks sought after, mentioned in the last verse but one pre... [ Continue Reading ]
1 Cor. 1:27. "But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things to confound the things which are mighty." God, by this method, shows Satan that His understanding and wisdom is of infinitely further reach than his. All Satan's strife and con... [ Continue Reading ]