Preaching the Crucified Christ

Paul did not go to Corinth as an orator or philosopher. Instead, he preached Jesus as the Anointed, or Christ, who was crucified. The apostle admitted his appearance and speech did not impress others (2 Corinthians 10:10). This would not have mattered to Paul as he put Christ first (Galatians 2:20; 2 Corinthians 5:15; 1 Peter 3:8) and called for others to do likewise (Romans 12:1-2; Colossians 3:17). Paul only wanted to preach the good news, or gospel (1 Corinthians 2:1-2; Romans 1:16).

After his failure at Athens (Acts 17:22-34), Paul showed concern that he may not have been getting his important message across. He refused to use man's wisdom and relied totally on God's power and message. Then, he had the assurance his hearers' faith was based solely on God's power (1 Corinthians 2:3-5).

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