Foolish Wisdom-7(2025)

FOOLISH WISDOM-VII—1Corinthians 1:29-31(1:18--2:5)

Attention:

Something deceptively seen by the heart’s predisposition.

A young man was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things when he noticed an old lady following him around & staring at him. Thinking nothing of it, he ignored her & continued on. Finally as he entered the checkout line, the old lady was in front of him.

“Pardon me,” she said, “I'm sorry if my staring has made you feel uncomfortable. It's just that you look so much like my son, who just recently passed away.”

“I'm very sorry,” replied the young man, “Is there anything I can do for you?”

“Why Yes, I think there is.” she said, “There is one thing that I think would be a help to me.” As I'm leaving, could you wave to me & say “Good bye, Momma!” That would surely make my day.”

The young man’s heart was breaking, & was almost in tears, as he answered, “Of course I will! I’d be honored to do so.”

Her groceries were rung up & loaded into her cart. And as the old woman was leaving, the young man, true to his word, called out, “Goodbye, Momma!”, & gave her a loving wave, as the doors closed behind her. She turned with a tear in her eye, & waved appreciatively to the young man.

In the mean time, his three-piece chicken meal from the deli, & single soft drink had already been rung up. He stepped up to the cashier with a $20 bill in hand. As he handed it to the cashier, he noticed that his total was well over $360!

Taken aback, the young man asked, “How can that be?” “I only got a couple things!”

The clerk answered, “Your mother said that you would pay for hers too!”

As the young man was deceived by the endearing old woman,

So there are ‘deceptions’ of the heart that we must be wary of!

Likewise, a person may suppose one thing, while the opposite is actually true.

‘Foolish Wisdom’ can & should be seen for what it truly is...either Foolish OR Wisdom!

And that identity, depends entirely upon the condition of your heart toward God!

God encourages us:

1Tim. 2:1-4—“Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, & giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings & all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet & peaceable life in all godliness & reverence. For this is good & acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved & to come to the knowledge of the truth.”

Mat. 6:21-23—Jesus warns us,—“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!”

The apostle Paul related that the actual God-ordained wisdom in the Cross-work of Christ, was seen as foolishness by those who were perishing.

The wisdom of the Cross can be misconstrued.

BUT:

How can wisdom be properly interpreted?

8 means of understanding/interpreting foolish wisdom.

It is up to each & every one of us to decide the foolishness or the wisdom of anything. Particularly in regard to God & His witnessed word(written, Holy Spirit represented, & otherwise living).

Not only have we found that ‘Foolish Wisdom’ is interpreted/understood thru...

1. The MESSAGE Of The CROSS(:18)

2. PROMISED FUTILITY Present In The World(:19)

3. The VACUUM Present In The World(:20-21)Absence/Dearth of wisdom

4. GOD’s ANSWER To Adulterous SIGNS & WISDOM(:22-25)

5. The TOPPLING EFFECT Of GOD’s WEAKNESS(:26-28)

And TODAY we’ll find that...

6—Foolish Wisdom is ALSO interpreted thru...

The END RESULT Of GOD’s CALLING(:29-31)

Explanation:(:29-31)

1:29—“that no flesh should glory in His presence.”...

1:30—“But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God--& righteousness & sanctification & redemption”...

1:31—“that, as it is written, “He who glories, let him glory in the LORD.”

1:29—“that no flesh should glory in His presence.”...

There is a glaring result of God’s nullifying, or “bringing to nothing the things that are”(:26-28)!

•Remember that “the things that are”(:28) are those “things that are” elevated & ordained of fleshly desire. And so, they are NOT elevated & ordained of God’s desire.

•And the result of that reality is, that there is absolutely “no flesh” that can boast(“glory”) in God’s “presence.”

•That is, there is no one, absolutely no one, who can ‘deservedly’ stand in God’s “presence”, based upon that person’s own personal merit. Not yours nor mine nor anyone else’s worth, ability, hard work, or personal goodness, will endear you to God! Neither you nor I, nor anyone else of any generation—past, present or future—NO ONE ‘DESERVES’ eternity in heaven! It cannot be earned or bought!