Daily Word

And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come to you proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. 1 Corinthians 2:1. Paul must be referring to (when I came to you) to his first visit to Corinth, recorded in Acts 18:1-7. Influenced by Greek culture, some of the Christians in Corinth may have been critical of Paul for not using the rhetorical techniques (with lofty speech or wisdom) of their contemporaries. Paul focused on the message of the cross, so that the Corinthians would put their faith in Christ who was crucified rather than in the ability of human messengers. The message you share must be more about what Christ has already done for them than what he will do for them. Anything short of that produces a false convert…period!