17. Christ did not send me to baptize. He sent me to tell the good news without using big words that would make the cross of Christ lose its power.
18. The message about the cross doesn't make any sense to lost people. But for those of us who are being saved, it is God's power at work.
19. As God says in the Scriptures,“I will destroy the wisdomof all who claimto be wise.I will confuse thosewho think they knowso much.”