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““After that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.”
“” Ah, the preaching of the cross is to them who perish foolishness, but unto us who are saved, it is Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.”
““He is faithful by whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.”
“Notice that before this verse we read—“The Jews required a sign, the Greeks seek after wisdom.”
“But because He chooses to take the base things of this world, the things that are despised, and the things that are not, because He takes these things to bring to nought the things that are, therefore is God hated of men.”
““It pleases God, by the foolishness of preaching, to save them who believe.”
““God has chosen the base things of the world.”