1 Corinthians 2:5 KJV
That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Gills says
The Spirit of God directed him, and he under his influence chose, and by his assistance pursued this way of preaching, with this view, and for this reason, that faith in Christ, and in the doctrines of his Gospel, which comes by hearing, might not be attributed to the force of human eloquence and oratory; or stand upon so sandy a foundation, as that which might, if that was the case, be puffed away by a superior flow and force of words;
Too much of today's ministry appears to me to be built upon the sandy foundation of riches and drama. People are enticed by the glamorous, gaudy, and appearances of success some so-called ministries flaunt. My assumption, and the claim of some, is that by flocking to these sorts of ministries they hope to share in that same glamor and success.
Our great need today is a call to rest in the power of God, which has little similarity to the might and power of man or man-made things.
God's power overrides the shallowness of the might of man
God's power transcends the waves of profit and loss this world is subject to
God's power holds tight through the dark times of humanity
When our faith stands in the power of God our faith will stand through anything.
That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Gills says
The Spirit of God directed him, and he under his influence chose, and by his assistance pursued this way of preaching, with this view, and for this reason, that faith in Christ, and in the doctrines of his Gospel, which comes by hearing, might not be attributed to the force of human eloquence and oratory; or stand upon so sandy a foundation, as that which might, if that was the case, be puffed away by a superior flow and force of words;
Too much of today's ministry appears to me to be built upon the sandy foundation of riches and drama. People are enticed by the glamorous, gaudy, and appearances of success some so-called ministries flaunt. My assumption, and the claim of some, is that by flocking to these sorts of ministries they hope to share in that same glamor and success.
Our great need today is a call to rest in the power of God, which has little similarity to the might and power of man or man-made things.
God's power overrides the shallowness of the might of man
God's power transcends the waves of profit and loss this world is subject to
God's power holds tight through the dark times of humanity
When our faith stands in the power of God our faith will stand through anything.
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