1 Corinthians 2:5

5 so that your faith might not be based on men's wisdom but on God's power.

1 Corinthians 2:5 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 2:5

That your faith should not stand
"Or be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God". The Spirit of God directed him, and he under his influence chose, and by his assistance pursued this way of preaching, with this view, and for this reason, that faith in Christ, and in the doctrines of his Gospel, which comes by hearing, might not be attributed to the force of human eloquence and oratory; or stand upon so sandy a foundation, as that which might, if that was the case, be puffed away by a superior flow and force of words; but that it might be ascribed, as it ought to be, to almighty power, stand in it, be supported by it, and at last be finished and fulfilled with it.

1 Corinthians 2:5 In-Context

3 And I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.

4 My speech and my proclamation were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and power,

5 so that your faith might not be based on men's wisdom but on God's power.

6 However, among the mature we do speak a wisdom, but not a wisdom of this age, or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.

7 On the contrary, we speak God's hidden wisdom in a mystery, which God predestined before the ages for our glory.