What was Christ crucified to the Jews and the Greeks?
The preaching of the cross declares Christ crucified is a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Greeks. Yet to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, He is the power of God and the wisdom of God. This preaching is the power of God to those who are saved.
Les explains that the preaching of the cross is not just a ticket to Heaven but the power of God to those who are saved. He notes this flies in the face of Reformers and good works people who insist we must earn our way into Heaven. To the Jews, Christ crucified is a stumbling block; to the Greeks, it is foolishness with all their high-level intellectual philosophy. They were to believe that this humble carpenter from Nazareth accomplished foolishness. But unto them who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. That power is extraneous to anything human and man cannot even begin to touch it.
But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
How is Christ crucified received by Jews, Greeks, and those who are called?
Christ crucified is a stumbling block to Jews, who require a sign, and foolishness to Greeks, who seek wisdom. But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, He is the power of God and the wisdom of God.
How is Christ crucified received by Jews and Greeks?
The preaching of Christ crucified is a stumbling block to the Jews, while to the Greeks it is foolishness, especially with their high-level intellectual philosophy. Yet to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.