What is the doctrine of the cross, and what is the function of the cross? What does the cross mean to those who believe? What would the cross mean to an unbeliever? From the following discussion we can know: The so-called wisdom is not the wisdom that the world thinks, and the knowledge of salvation is foolish to those who perish. Only those who are truly chosen by God can regard the foolish things of the world as Things of wisdom, but wholeheartedly moving toward peace with God and into the way of Jesus Christ.

1. Disciple Building Sharing
A320 The doctrine of the cross,
words of wisdom, cross, people
who perish

2. Preface
• What is the doctrine of the cross, and what is the
function of the cross? What does the cross mean
to those who believe? What would the cross
mean to an unbeliever? From the following
discussion we can know: The so-called wisdom is
not the wisdom that the world thinks, and the
knowledge of salvation is foolish to those who
perish. Only those who are truly chosen by God
can regard the foolish things of the world as
Things of wisdom, but wholeheartedly moving
toward peace with God and into the way of Jesus
Christ.

3. Outline
• A320 The Doctrine of the Cross
• words of wisdom
• cross
• people who perish

4. The Doctrine of the Cross
• 1Cor. 1:17 “For Christ did not send me to
baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with
wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ
should be made of no effect.”
• 1Cor. 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.”

5. words of wisdom
• Proverbs 2:6 For the Lord gives wisdom; from his
mouth come knowledge and understanding.
• Pro 2:7 He has salvation stored up for the upright,
he is a breastplate to those in whom there is no
evil;
• 1Cor. 3:18 “Let no one deceive himself. If anyone
among you seems to be wise in this age, let him
become a fool that he may become wise. ”
• 1Cor. 3:19 “For the wisdom of this world is
foolishness with God. For it is written, "He
catches the wise in their own craftiness";”

6. words of wisdom
• James. 3:14 “But if you have bitter envy and self-
seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie
against the truth.”
• James. 3:15 “This wisdom does not descend from
above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic.”
• 1Cor. 1:27 “But God has chosen the foolish things
of the world to put to shame the wise, and God
has chosen the weak things of the world to put to
shame the things which are mighty;”

7. cross
• Heb. 12:2 “looking unto Jesus, the author and
finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set
before Him endured the cross, despising the
shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the
throne of God.”
• Gal. 2:20 “I have been crucified with Christ; it is
no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and
the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith
in the Son of God, who loved me and gave
Himself for me.”

8. cross
• Luke. 9:23 “Then He said to them all, ‘If
anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny
himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow
Me.”
• Luke. 9:24 “For whoever desires to save his life
will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My
sake will save it.”
• Matt. 10:38 “And he who does not take his
cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.”

9. cross
• Rom. 6: 6 “knowing this, that our old
man was crucified with Him, that the
body of sin might be done away with,
that we should no longer be slaves of
sin.”
• Eph. 2:16 “and that He might reconcile
them both to God in one body through the
cross, thereby putting to death the enmity.”

10. people who perish
• Mark. 16:15 “And He said to them, "Go into all
the world and preach the gospel to every
creature.”
• Mark. 16:16 “He who believes and is baptized
will be saved; but he who does not believe will
be condemned.”
• Heb. 3:19 “So we see that they could not
enter in because of unbelief.”

11. people who perish
• John. 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave
His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him
should not perish but have everlasting life.”
• John. 3:36 “He who believes in the Son has everlasting
life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see
life, but the wrath of God abides on him."”
• 2Cor. 4:4 “whose minds the god of this age has blinded,
who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the
glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine
on them.”

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