2 Corinthians 11:16-20
I repeat, let no one think me foolish. But even if you do, accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little. What I am saying with this boastful confidence, I say not as the Lord would but as a fool. Since many boast according to the flesh, I too will boast. For you gladly bear with fools, being wise yourselves! For you bear it if someone makes slaves of you, or devours you, or takes advantage of you, or puts on airs, or strikes you in the face.
The world is in the habit of entertaining and even obeying fools. They gladly make themselves the willing slaves of silly men and submit themselves to their menus. They jump for joy into their boiling pots. They brine themselves in the hopes of being more pleasing to their devourers. They ask to be taken advantage of and are offended when they aren't invited to bend over. They have come to prefer a punch in the face from their Presidents to a pat on the back from their parents.
This is all bad, but the the good news buried within it is that the world clearly has no issue giving favor to fools. How is this good news? They cannot simply dismiss Christianity as foolish nonsense since they gladly embrace foolish nonsense. Don't let their shade keep you from fighting in it. They cannot discount Christ by calling Him a fool when they've clearly demonstrated a desire to religiously defend the fools of their own choosing.
And since they're already in the habit of entertaining megalomaniacs, don't let their taunts of megalomania dissuade you from pushing ahead. They've already displayed more than enough compliance to incompetence to suggest that they should be open to considering the claims of omnipotence.
1 Corinthians 1:18
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
No comments:
Post a Comment