ACC ~ 1 Corinthians 3 v18

RECAPITULATION. AMBROSIASTER: Here Paul is returning to what he said [in the first chapter]. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

A WISDOM NOT LEARNED THROUGH STUDY. ISAAC OF NINEVEH: Not only those who are tiny of body, but also those who being wise in the world, abandon their knowledge and … become like babes of their own free will, learn that other wisdom which is not learned through study’s labours. ASCETICAL HOMILIES 72.

DEAD TO THE WORLD. CHRYSOSTOM: Paul asks us to become dead to the world, and this deadness is of benefit to us, because it is the beginning of new life. So also he bids us become foolish toward the world, thereby introducing us to true wisdom. You become a fool to this world when you despise earthly wisdom and are persuaded that it contributes nothing to your understanding of the faith. For Christians, everything is just the opposite of what it seems. HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 10.2.

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