ACC ~ 1 Corinthians 1 v29

UNDER THE JUDGMENT OF GOD. AMBROSIASTER: Under the judgment of God the wisdom of the flesh can only blush at its miscalculations. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.7

HUMBLING THOSE IN HIGH PLACES. CHRYSOSTOM: God did not just choose the unlearned, but also the needy, the contemptible and the obscure, in order to humble those in high places. HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 5.3.8

THE HARM OF BOASTING. THEODORE OF MOPSUESTIA: Boasting, even if it is of good works, harms the soul of the boaster. Anyone who boasts of worldly achievements is highly worldly himself. PAULINE COMMENTARY FROM THE GREEK CHURCH.9

ATTACKING PRIDE. AUGUSTINE: Paul’s intention is perfectly clear–to accost the pride of man, that no one should take glory in human works and that no one should glory in himself. PREDESTINATION OF THE SAINTS 5.9.10

THE TEMPTATION OF THE ELOQUENT. THEODORET OF CYR: If Paul had chosen only the most eloquent and gifted people as preachers they would have gloried in their own abilities and been damned for it, whether they preached the truth or not. COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 173.11

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