1 Corinthians 1:18-31 | The Wisdom of God
THE WORD OF THE CROSSCHRIST CRUCIFIED - POWER & WISDOMBOAST IN THE LORDWestminster Shorter Catechism Question 4 “What is God?”
God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth. O LORD, how manifold are your works!
In wisdom have you made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures …
It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens. When he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, and he brings forth the wind from his storehouses. As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith — to the only wise God be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen.