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It is by the power of God in which we are saved, meaning the whole work of God in general revelation (creation, humanity in time and space) and special revelation (Scriptures and work of Christ, the complete repository of redemptive revelation) which saves us. Those who reject that are foolish and heading for eternal death.
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Here is some commentary .
I Corinthians 1:18 "For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us that are saved it is the power of God."
Paul is reminding those in Corinth and to us today that if you think the preaching of the cross is foolishness, then you are going to perish in hell fire. But the preaching of the cross is to those that by faith receive the Lord Jesus Christ into their heart, through the repentance of their sins to the Father, in Jesus name; it then becomes the power of God unto salvation. It is the power of God that through every promise that is in His Word, you and I as sons of God can claim as part of our inheritance. That is the freedom that we have in Christ. That freedom we have in Christ is here and now.
Our power and authority comes from the fact that on the cross at Christ' death, sin was defeated for all time. That death of Christ on the cross is what gives us hope and the security that we have eternal life. Jesus Christ paid the only price that could be paid for sinful man on the face of this earth, and it was with his blood on the cross. It was no accident that this happened, that Judas betrayed Christ and later repented, for every detail of Jesus trial and death, to His resurrection and His ascension into heaven was prophesied throughout the entire Word of God. Isaiah tells us:
Isaiah 53:6 "All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all."
When Christ was hauled away, and tried, all over his disciples headed out the gate and to their own ways.
I Corinthians 1:18 "For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us that are saved it is the power of God."
Paul is reminding those in Corinth and to us today that if you think the preaching of the cross is foolishness, then you are going to perish in hell fire. But the preaching of the cross is to those that by faith receive the Lord Jesus Christ into their heart, through the repentance of their sins to the Father, in Jesus name; it then becomes the power of God unto salvation. It is the power of God that through every promise that is in His Word, you and I as sons of God can claim as part of our inheritance. That is the freedom that we have in Christ. That freedom we have in Christ is here and now.
Our power and authority comes from the fact that on the cross at Christ' death, sin was defeated for all time. That death of Christ on the cross is what gives us hope and the security that we have eternal life. Jesus Christ paid the only price that could be paid for sinful man on the face of this earth, and it was with his blood on the cross. It was no accident that this happened, that Judas betrayed Christ and later repented, for every detail of Jesus trial and death, to His resurrection and His ascension into heaven was prophesied throughout the entire Word of God. Isaiah tells us:
Isaiah 53:6 "All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all."
When Christ was hauled away, and tried, all over his disciples headed out the gate and to their own ways.
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I think that it is exactly what it says. Preaching the cross is the power of God. Today so many preachers, churches get caught up in tangents and let the cross fall to the wayside. We are beings of seeing and hearing, If look or hear something long enough, we began to believe it. The acceptance of homosexuality started in America with a T.V. show called threes company. Where a man pretended to be gay. Now almost every T.V. show has homosexuality in it. We need to be constantly reminded of the work that Jesus did on the cross for it is the power of God.
