 | 1810 - 582 страница
...a temporal Messiah; to the Greeks, foolishness, — because he was crucified as a malefactor ; — but to them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the wisdom of God, and the power of God! Now, if you -can separate the wisdom of God from God, and the power of... | |
 | Thomas Williams - 1803 - 72 страница
...rejecting them. So it was in the first propagation of Christianity. The preaching of the cross was '' to the Jews, a stumbling block, and to the Greeks, foolishness: " but, blessed be God! it is to " them that believe," of every nation, " the wisdom and the power of God t."... | |
 | Joseph Lathrop - 1809 - 418 страница
...felt conviction, and embraced the truth, on the first proposal of its evidence. Christ crucified, was to the Jews a stumbling block, and to the Greeks foolishness; but to them who were called, the power and the wisdom of God. Meek and humble minds discern that wisdom, and "-feel... | |
 | George Buist - 1809 - 422 страница
...perish, foolishness ; but unto us which are saved, it is the power of God." THE doctrine of the cross was to the Jews a stumbling block, and to the Greeks foolishness ; but to you, my friends, I hope it is the wisdom and the power of God. The Jews had read the prophecies, which... | |
 | John Wesley - 1810 - 476 страница
...Mr. Venn came a little after we were gone into the Church. Mr. Romaine read prayers. I preached on Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block, and to the Greeks foolishness. O why should they who agree in this great point, fall out about smaller things ! Saturday 25, About... | |
 | 1812 - 586 страница
...purposes of religion and morality, was not once pleaded against them. Christ crucified teas indeed to the Jews a stumbling block, and to the Greeks foolishness ; but they did hot deny the want of assistance from heaven. The objection is in fact of very modern date... | |
 | 1816 - 596 страница
...sermons." — And what was the practice of the apostles ? " We preach Clirist crucified," says Paul; " to the Jews a stumbling block, and to the Greeks foolishness ; but unto them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the wisdom of God and the power of God ; because... | |
 | Platon (Metropolitan of Moscow) - 1814 - 364 страница
...goodness. O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God ! This most exalted mystery is to the Jews a stumbling block, and to the Greeks foolishness ; but to us who are thereby saved, it is the power of God and the wisdom of God : and we, with Paul, will declare,... | |
 | Alexander Proudfit - 1815 - 408 страница
...There is not even the shadow of propriety in applying these and similar passages to the heathen, who wanted the •advantages of revelation. They relate...are called both Jews and Greeks, Christ the wisdom of God and the power of God." These men enjoyed equal external advantages. The same apostle had addressed... | |
 | Alexander Proudfit - 1815 - 412 страница
...desires to " become nothing that Jesus may be all and in all : We preach Christ crucified," he says, " to the Jews a stumbling block, and to the Greeks foolishness,...them that are called both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God." Charmed with the surpassing importance and glory of this subject,... | |
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Greeks seek after wisdom ; but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 
