The Simple Truth

"You'll remember, friends, that when I first came to you to let you in on God's master stroke, I didn't try to impress you with polished speeches and the latest philosophy. I deliberately kept it plain and simple: first Jesus and who he is; then Jesus and what he did—Jesus crucified. I was unsure of how to go about this, and felt totally inadequate—I was scared to death, if you want the truth of it—and so nothing I said could have impressed you or anyone else. But the Message came through anyway. God's Spirit and God's power did it, which made it clear that your life of faith is a response to God's power, not to some fancy mental or emotional footwork by me or anyone else." 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 (The Message)

Why do we spend so much time trying to impress people with knowledgeable complicated things of theology. Its amazing how people try so hard to impress others with what they know but in reality it is the simplest things that reach others.

Paul was very careful not to give these people something complicated, instead he focused on the life of Christ and giving them the true foundation of the Gospel, and the Holy Spirit took care of the rest. Due to the simplicity of the gospel the people of Corinth would never be the same.

The point Paul is trying to make in this passage is that you don't need to be the holiest articulator to reach others for Christ, just giving a real simple message that says Christ loves them and He gave His life for them so that they would live in eternity in Heaven. Such a simple approach would go further than most people tend to think.