The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing. (1 Corinthians 1:18)
The so-called wisdom of the world says “Foolishness” to the divine wisdom of the Word. Sin? What is that? Grace? Who needs it? Heaven and Hell? Nobody really believes in that anymore! As long as you’re not hurting anyone, the world says piously, nobody should care what you do.
News flash: Someone does care, and His name is Jesus Christ. The message of the cross is foolishness to the world because their minds have been darkened to their fallen, sinful condition and the grim sentence God has pronounced on humanity: “The wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23). Those who reject the message of the cross rebel against the revelation of God, preferring to subscribe, surrender, and submit to the vain imaginations of men. The world sees the Bible as an antiquated book that has absolutely no relevance to our lives today. The world rejects the clear teaching of Scripture that we are all dead in trespasses and sins and desperately in need of a Savior because we cannot save ourselves. Sinful pride declares, “I don’t need to bow my knee to a God who is going to tell me how I must live. I am the ‘the master of my fate . . . the captain of my soul’!”
On the other hand, the message of the cross is the wisdom of God to save those who are understand that they are perishing and look with faith to the cross work of Christ. It is the most sublime message to those who recognize their sin and surrender their lives to the One who took their place on a cross to pay the penalty for all their sins.
The apostle Paul went on to say that the message of the cross is the “power of God for those who are being saved.” The cross is not foolishness; it is foundational! It is the key that unlocks the door leading from death to life . . . hell to heaven . . . darkness to light . . . unrighteousness to righteousness.
May that truth set us free to be all that God is calling us to be.
This is the Gospel. This is grace for your race. NEVER FORGET THAT . . . AMEN!
Grace for the Race 