A Return to Thinking 

     Following up on two blogs from a week ago, we quote Andree Seu Peterson:

     "Man has a problem in our thought life. We are like that guy who talks and argues with himself. The difference is we don't generally do it out loud. Philosophers have no clue how to fix it." 

     So, let's go to 1 Corinthians chapter 1, vv. 19-30: 

     "For it is written, 'I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.' Where is the wisdom, the philosopher of this age? 

     "Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles. 

     "For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom... God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of the world and the despised things - and the things that are not - to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him. 

     And to Christians, Paul added: "It is because of him (God) that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God - that is our righteousness, holiness and redemption. Therefore, as it is written, 'Let him who boasts boast in the Lord."