THE WISDOM OF THE CROSS (1 Cor. 2:1-8)

When man looks at Jesus dying on the Cross at Calvary he sees a failure.  This is man's wisdom.  When God looks at His own Son dying on the Cross at Calvary He sees the redemption of  man as it was planned at the time of creation.  This is God's wisdom.  The wisdom of the Cross contains the gospel message of the Cross.   Man's wisdom says that we must earn our salvation through some deed or effort.  The wisdom of the Cross says that no man can come to the Father except through the precious blood of Jesus Christ.   Man's wisdom boasts proudly of the good motives and the righteous behavior of man.  The scales of justice determine man's destination and reward in the afterlife, if there is an afterlife.   The wisdom of the Cross says that man's righteousness is as filthy rags before the holiness of God.    The wisdom of man leads to an eternity in Hell.   The wisdom of the Cross leads to an eternity with Jesus in Heaven.   Listen to this podcast and learn how Paul describes the wisdom of the Cross.