The Power of the Cross (1 Corinthians 1:18-25)
Podcast: The Carson Center PodcastPublished On: Wed Jun 18 2025
Description: In this lecture, Don Carson highlights the original scandal of the cross in the ancient world and its power to divide humanity between those perishing and those being saved. Paul’s message emphasizes that true ministry must center on Christ crucified, not human eloquence or cultural status. Carson warns against modern evangelical distractions and urges a return to the transforming power of the gospel.He teaches the following:The shocking implications of the cross and crucifixion in the first century, and how they are different todayWhy people often want to set their own criteria for what God should be likeGod has already passed judgment on the best that the world has to offer through the crossThe message of the cross is that God's wisdom and power are displayed in the moment of greatest human weaknessWhy being wise, powerful, or well-born cannot be a criterion for being a ChristianA warning against the idolatries of evangelicalism, such as the love of methods and self-promotionHow focusing too much on social and political ramifications can lead to a quiet denial of the gospelThe message of the cross is the only polarity in the human race that is of eternal consequence
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