ACC ~ 1 Corinthians 1 v17b

THE CROSS STANDS CONTRARY TO HUMAN WISDOM. CHRYSOSTOM: If human wisdom is at war with the cross and fights against the gospel, it is not right to boast about it. Rather, we should recoil in shame. HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 3.7.5

PREACHING IS A GIFT. THEODORET OF CYR: Anyone can baptize if he is a priest, but preaching is a gift given to few, and it must not be confused with mere eloquence, which is purely superficial. COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 169.6

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