1 Corinthians Chapter 2 Bible Study for Women
🩵 1 Corinthians Chapter 2 Bible Study for Women 🩷✝️💜 🩷 Paul’s Ministry Style: Not Human Wisdom but the Cross Paul opens the chapter reminding the Corinthians how he first came to them: “For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.” (1 Corinthians 2:2) From a Mid‑Acts grace perspective, this is not Paul preaching the earthly kingdom gospel of Christ’s earthly ministry, but the revelation of the mystery—Christ crucified as the means of salvation for Jew and Gentile alike (cf. 1 Timothy 1:15–16; Ephesians 3:1–9). Paul intentionally avoided eloquence so that their faith would rest on God’s power, not human persuasion. 💜 The Wisdom Paul Preaches Is Hidden, Revealed Only Through the Mystery Paul contrasts worldly wisdom with the “wisdom of God in a mystery”: “But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory.” (1 Corinthians 2:7) This aligns perfectly with Mid‑Acts teach...
