Paul was very adamant that all he needed to know was Christ and Christ crucified. Doesn’t that limit the amount os sermons or teachings that can be made? What do you like your Shepherd preaching or teaching? I think I could be happy hearing nothing but Christ and Christ crucified but know not everyone would flourish under a steady diet of that. I do feel that there should not be one sermon, teaching or what have you that doesn’t bring the Christ and Him crucified out each time we gather is an error. What do you think?
Christ and Christ crucified what did Paul mean
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The answer is in the context, as it usually is. At 1 Corinthians 1:18, Paul begins contrasting the wisdom of the world with the wisdom of God. The statement, "I resolved to know nothing but Christ and Him crucified" was written in that context. Paul resolved to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ, including His crucifixion, which was incomprehensible to the Greek mind that sought wisdom, and a stumbling block to the Jewish mind that sought a powerful and even invincible king who would conquer their worldly enemies.
Paul's statement, in context, means that he wasn't going to try to convince people to enter the Kingdom by means of logic or military might. Rather, he preached the simple gospel: Christ overcame death by dying, which appealed to neither Jews nor Greeks, but is wiser than both.
By the way, when you are trying to understand a verse, it is important that you carefully consider its wording. You stated, "Paul was very adamant that all he needed to know was Christ and Christ crucified." That's not what Paul wrote (unless it's in a translation that I haven't read); Paul's words were, "I resolved to know...."
Paul's statement, in context, means that he wasn't going to try to convince people to enter the Kingdom by means of logic or military might. Rather, he preached the simple gospel: Christ overcame death by dying, which appealed to neither Jews nor Greeks, but is wiser than both.
By the way, when you are trying to understand a verse, it is important that you carefully consider its wording. You stated, "Paul was very adamant that all he needed to know was Christ and Christ crucified." That's not what Paul wrote (unless it's in a translation that I haven't read); Paul's words were, "I resolved to know...."
I would rather say Jesus overcame death through living a sinless life, and rising from the death He died in our stead. If Jesus had not risen from death, our hope and faith in Christ would be worthless and be in vain.
1 Corinthians 15:14-19 (NIV)
And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.