God is Righteous

1 Corinthians 1:18a, “For the word of the cross is to those who are perishing foolishness...”

One of the truths we learn from this verse is that to the mind of the worldling, the kingdom of God is foreign, mysterious, and for all sakes and purposes, foolishness! And that is why it is no surprise to find that the body of Christ, on account of the word, has been the brunt of many attacks throughout the history of the church. For example, in 200 AD a man by the name of Minucius Felix, writing in the Octavius, severely criticized the early church on account of its “perversions.” In it he charged the church with “perverse lust” and “cannibalism." Perverse lust, because the early Christians referred to each other as “brother” and “sister.” Cannibalism- because in the communion service of the early church the words of Christ were repeated, “Take, eat; this is my body,” (Matthew 26:27).

On account of the “otherness” of the kingdom, the gospel and its people have been sorely misunderstood by the world!

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