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How did Paul demonstrate the power of the Spirit in his ministry? By preaching in weakness, Paul showed a faith that boasts only in Christ crucified.

Paul relates everything to Christ crucified, including his own ability to preach. How else could he promote faith that boasts in God’s power?

Paul could have come to the Corinthian church with oratorical skill and philosophical wisdom, but he chose not to. Why?

Our union with Christ grants us every blessing of the Christian life and voids any pride we could take in our own strength. How could we boast in anything but God?

Did God choose us for our connections, influence, or intelligence? No, God saves in a way that abolishes all human boasting.

Paul builds his case for unity in the Corinthian church by piling seven arguments on top of one another. How do those arguments fit together?

Eloquence and cleverness cannot deliver us from God’s wrath. Only the death of Christ on behalf of sinners can turn condemnation into justification.

Why does the same gospel message offend some and delight others? Because the message of Christ crucified lands only on those whom God has called.

In wisdom, God hides his plan of salvation from the self-proclaimed wise of this age. In grace, he reveals the power of the cross to those he calls.

What makes Paul so unwilling to add eloquence to the word of the cross? The apparent folly of the cross proves its actual power to those who are saved.