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NASB | 1 Corinthians 1:18 ¶ For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 1:18 ¶ For the message of the cross is foolishness [absurd and illogical] to those who are perishing and spiritually dead [because they reject it], but to us who are being saved [by God's grace] it is [the manifestation of] the power of God. |
Subject: sharing our faith to unbelievers so hard |
Bible Note: Dear Jesusman, Uh... so... what was the answer to my question: "Where do we find an expert or an authority in excess of that inherent in God's Word?" It was not a rhetorical question. You shouldn't be afraid of it. As an unbeliever a scant number of years ago, given your line of reasoning, I would have asked that question. That being the case, mightn't you encounter another lost person with the same mindset? As an unbeliever, I would also have been quick to dismiss what you had to say in the midst of all the hyperbole and ad hominem. If you are going to teach others how to speak to unbelievers, it would be prudent to unemotionally and clearly communicate with people who actually love you. The lost people you encounter, will be less gracious. In Him, Doc |