“For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are,”
Of those trusting Christ, few meet the world’s standards for wisdom, few are in positions of power and influence, few are wealthy, and few are highly esteemed in the world’s eyes. The world often makes the mistake of assuming then that Christianity is in itself week and powerless and that becoming a Christian shows that you are stupid or emotionally needy.
Christians, on the other hand, make the mistake of putting other Christians who are worldly wise or influential in positions of special honor simply because the world respects them. We become respecters of persons, just like the world. But God has chosen that which is foolish, low, and weak to show is wisdom, power and glory.
This does not mean that we should strive for foolishness, weakness, or poverty. God's word directs us towards rather different goals. But it does mean that we need to recognize the superiority of God over all that the world has to offer. He delights in using those whom world places little value on to show that the world system has no value. The lowly believer can be wiser than the most brilliant of unbelieving scholars. And the commoner who is trusting Christ has greater authority than the most influential of world leaders.
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this is very thought provocking and there's a lot of truth in it.
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