And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. 1 Corinthians 2:1-5
Paul's preaching was not a slick presentation of speech making nor was it brought in the mind set of a prestigious Apostle who reeked of self importance while putting off the odor of arrogance. Can you picture Paul's hands being weather beaten and worn from the toil of tent making? One can picture in their mind Paul's back being covered in scars, thus a pat on the back could have been a painful ordeal. Paul was not super man- he was a man. He was God's man used for a specific purpose at a specific time having being sent to specific people. I believe Paul's greatest desire when it came to every facet of his preaching is summed up in our verses. God help us that we would have the same burning desire in the depths of our very being.
Paul's preaching was not a slick presentation of speech making nor was it brought in the mind set of a prestigious Apostle who reeked of self importance while putting off the odor of arrogance. Can you picture Paul's hands being weather beaten and worn from the toil of tent making? One can picture in their mind Paul's back being covered in scars, thus a pat on the back could have been a painful ordeal. Paul was not super man- he was a man. He was God's man used for a specific purpose at a specific time having being sent to specific people. I believe Paul's greatest desire when it came to every facet of his preaching is summed up in our verses. God help us that we would have the same burning desire in the depths of our very being.
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