...wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble: but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world, to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world, to confound the things which are mighty; and base things of the world, and things which are despised,...

...wise, and bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent ?" " God hath chosen the foolish things of the world, to confound the wise ; and the weak things of the world, to confound the mighty, hath God chosen; that no flesh should glory in his presence." The wise are they,...

...wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble: but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world, to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world, to confound the things which are mighty; and base things of the world, and things which are despised,...

...to better guidance. "The world by wisdom knew not God," and he " hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things that are mighty, and base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath...

...in this respect, immortal. The son of Jonas was elected; and since God uses " the foolish things of the world to confound the wise," and " the weak things of the world to confound the mighty," the election, as far he was concerned, was no doubt based on his gifts of receptivity,...

...thrippence and ye are not an honest man." Thus it is written, God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty. Our gospel has been tried in ten thousand times ten thousand...

...and men shall develop and aspire, do not you see that a new meaning will be given to the Gospel, and that God hath chosen the foolish things of the world...confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty, and the lose things of the world, and things which are despised,...

...general providence, no less than in religion, God has often appeared to choose the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the mighty." The doctor then enters into particulars, and concludes with a solemn appeal to...

...the power may be of God and not of us," and that in His wisdom "God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things that are mighty" (1 Cor. i. 27). III. GOD as THE ACTIVE AGENT, the Prime Mover...

...deficient in authority, as the ambassador of Jesus Christ, Who " hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise ; and . . . the weak things of the world, to confound the things which are mighty . . . that no flesh should glory in His presence." 1 n. " Through...