“Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:”
We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature; but it is not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing — Paul nuances: there is a true 'wisdom' (sophia) for 'the mature' (teleioi, the spiritually formed). But it is emphatically not 'the wisdom of this age' (sophia tou aiōnos toutou) nor 'of the rulers of this age' (archonton tou aiōnos toutou). 'Rulers' (archontes) may include earthly and demonic powers, all 'coming to nothing' (katargeō—being nullified by Christ's victory).
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God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every...
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