 | Kim Paffenroth - 2004 - 188 pagini
...many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise God chose what is low and despised in the world, things that are not, to reduce to nothing things that are" (1 Cor 1:26-28).... | |
 | Regis Debray - 2004 - 330 pagini
...down to earth. In our day, it is not easy to gauge the scandal provoked by that inversion of signs. 'God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise' (1 Corinthians 1: 27). Things were upside-down. A transmutation of all values. The body as a grave?... | |
 | Roger Van Harn - 2004 - 322 pagini
...not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise." During Holy Week several years ago this congregation decided to reenact in a passion play the whole... | |
 | horst Balz, Gerhard M. Schneider - 2004 - 500 pagini
...describes the sovereign act of divine election in 1 Cor 1:26-31 in the light of the Church 's composition: "God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise . . . [and the] strong" (v. 27; cf. Matt 1 1 :25f . par.; Bar 2:22f.; Sir 10:14). This election occurred... | |
 | Frederick Dale Bruner - 2007 - 887 pagini
...woman honors Jesus. God seems often to use looked-down-on people to teach humility. In Paul's words, "God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; ... so that no one might boast in the presence of God" (1 Cor 1:27-29 NRSV). "Sold for a lot of money."... | |
 | Mark Allan Powell - 2004 - 212 pagini
...intelligent" in doling out such understanding (Matthew 11:25). Likewise, the apostle Paul maintains that "God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise" (1 Corinthians 1:27). So this is not primarily a cognitive process, and those who didn't like school... | |
 | Eduardo Mendieta - 2005 - 422 pagini
...were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth; but God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the...strong, God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are." (I Cor. l:26-28) 35 But although the... | |
 | Peter Schmiechen - 2005 - 390 pagini
...were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth; but God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the...strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in... | |
 | Jean Vanier - 2005 - 176 pagini
...disabilities have a special vocation? Paul reminds us of their call with great force: Consider your call ... God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the...strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world ... (i Cor 1:26, 27-8) It is important to pray for vocations, for all vocations! Just as God called... | |
 | 2005 - 158 pagini
...were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth; but God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the...strong. God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in... | |
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God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong, God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might... 
