“That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.”
So that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God's power — the purpose clause is vital: faith's foundation must not be shifted from God's power (dynamis theou) to human eloquence. If the Corinthians believed because Paul moved them rhetorically, their faith rests on sand. If they believed because the Spirit convinced them of truth, their faith is built on the Rock. The entire structure of faith depends on this distinction.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 2:5
“That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.” Do you see how clearly in every way he has set forth the vast gain of this “ignorance,” and the great loss of this “wisdom?” For the latter made void the Cross, but the former proclaimed the power of God: the latter, besides their failing to discover any of those things which they most needed, set them also upon boasting of themselves; the former, besides their receiving the truth, led them…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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