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For it has been made clear to me concerning you, my brothers, by those of the household of 1Chloe, that there are strifes among you.
I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius,
That no one may say that you were baptized into my name.
And I did baptize the household of Stephanas also; beyond that I do not know if I baptized any other.
For the 1word of the cross is to those who are perishing foolishness, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the 1wise, and the understanding of those who understand I will set aside.”
Where is the wise? Where is the 1scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made the wisdom of the world foolish?
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
For consider your calling, brothers, that there are not many wise according to flesh, not many powerful, not many 1wellborn.
But God has 1chosen the foolish things of the world that He might shame those who are wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world that He might shame the things that are strong,
That as it is written, “He who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”
Indicating That the Saints, in Their Experiences, Realize That the House and the City of God with All the Enjoyments Thereof Can Be Preserved and Maintained Only with Christ Properly Appreciated and Exalted by God's People PsalmsChapter 73 For I was envious of the arrogant,
When I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For they have no pangs in their death,
And their body is well nourished. They do not find themselves in the hardship of men,
Nor are they plagued like other men. Therefore pride is a necklace for them,
Violence covers them like a garment. Their eyes bulge out from fatness;
The imaginations of their heart overflow. They mock and wickedly speak of oppression;
They speak loftily. They set their mouth against the heavens,
And their tongue walks about on the earth. Therefore His people return here,
And waters of abundance are drained by them; And they say, How does God know?
And is there knowledge with the Most High? Behold, these are the wicked;
And always at ease, they heap up riches. For I have been plagued all day long
And chastened every morning. If I had said, I will speak thus;
Behold, I would have betrayed the generation of Your children. When I considered this in order to understand it,
It was a troublesome task in my sight, Surely You set them in slippery places;
You cast them down into ruins. How they are made desolate in a moment!
They are utterly consumed by terrors. Like a dream, when one awakes, You, O Lord,
Upon arising, will despise their image. When my heart was embittered,
And inwardly I was pricked; I was brutish and knew nothing;
I was like a beast before You. Nevertheless I am continually with You;
You have taken hold of my right hand. You will guide me with Your counsel,
And afterward You will receive me in glory. For behold, those who are far from You will perish;
You destroy all who go about as harlots away from You. But as for me, drawing near to God is good for me;
I have made the Lord Jehovah my refuge, That I may declare all Your works. A 1Maschil of Asaph
PsalmsChapter 74 1Why, O God, have You cast us off forever?
Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture? Remember Your 1assembly, which You have purchased of old,
Which You have redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance, And Mount Zion, where You dwell. Lift up Your steps unto the perpetual ruins;
The enemy has damaged everything in the sanctuary. Your adversaries have roared in the midst of Your assembly place;
They have set up their symbols as signs. It looked like when men bring up axes
On the thicket of the trees. And now they have struck down with hatchet and hammer
Its carved work altogether. They have set fire to Your sanctuary;
They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground. They said in their heart, Let us oppress them completely.
They have burned down all God's assembly places in the land. We do not see our signs; there is no longer a prophet,
Nor is there anyone among us who knows how long. How long, O God, will the adversary reproach?
Will the enemy despise Your name forever? Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand?
Bring it forth from the midst of Your bosom; destroy them. You divided the sea by Your strength;
You broke the heads of the sea serpents on the waters. You broke open the fountain and the torrent;
You dried up the ever-flowing streams. The day is Yours; the night also is Yours;
You prepared the moon and the sun. You established all the borders of the earth:
You formed the summer and the winter. Remember this: The enemy has reproached Jehovah,
And a foolish people has despised Your name. Do not give the soul of Your turtledove to the wild beast;
Do not forget the life of Your poor forever. Regard the covenant,
For the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of violence. Do not let him who is oppressed return ashamed.
May the poor and needy praise Your name. Arise, O God; contend for Your own cause;
Remember how the foolish man reproaches You all day long. Do not forget the voice of Your adversaries;
The roar of those who rise up against You goes up continually. To the choir director: 1Do not destroy. A Psalm of Asaph; a Song
PsalmsChapter 75 1We give thanks to You, O God; we give thanks,
For Your name is near; men tell of Your wondrous deeds. The earth and all who dwell in it melt;
I have established its pillars. Selah I said to the boastful, Do not boast;
And to the wicked, Do not lift up the horn. Do not lift your horn on high;
Do not speak arrogantly with a haughty neck. For God is the Judge:
He puts this one down and exalts that one. For there is a cup in the hand of Jehovah,
And the wine foams; it is full of mixture, And He pours from it; indeed its dregs will all the wicked of the earth Drain off and drink up. But as for me, I will declare forever,
I will sing psalms to the God of Jacob. And all the horns of the wicked will I cut off,
But the horns of the righteous man will be exalted. PsalmsChapter 76 More glorious are You,
More excellent than the mountains of prey. The stouthearted are despoiled;
They slept their sleep, And none of the men of strength Have found their hands. At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob,
Both chariot and horse fall into deep sleep. You, indeed You, are to be feared;
And who may stand before You once You are angry? You caused judgment to be heard from the heavens;
The earth feared and was still, When God rose for judgment,
To save all the meek of the earth. Selah For the wrath of man will praise You;
You will gird Yourself with the remainder of wrath. Make vows and pay them to Jehovah your God;
Let all who are around Him bring gifts to Him who is to be feared. He will cut off the spirit of the princes;
He is terrible to the kings of the earth. PsalmsChapter 77 1My voice calls out to God, and I will cry out;
My voice calls out to God, and He will give ear to me. In the day of my distress I sought the Lord;
My hand was stretched out in the night, and it did not drop. My soul refused to be comforted. I remember God, and I moan;
I complain, and my spirit faints. Selah You hold open my eyelids;
I am disturbed and cannot speak. I consider the days of old,
The years of ancient times; I remember my song in the night;
I muse with my own heart, and my spirit carefully searches. Has His lovingkindness ceased forever?
Has the promise come to an end for all generations? Has God forgotten to be gracious?
Or has He in anger shut up His compassions? Selah And I will meditate on all that You have done
And muse on Your doings. You are the God who does wonders;
You have made known Your strength among the peoples. You redeemed Your people with Your arm,
The sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah The waters saw You, O God;
The waters saw You; they were afraid; Indeed the depths trembled. The clouds poured forth water;
The skies sent forth a sound; Indeed Your arrows went here and there. The sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind;
Lightning illuminated the world; The earth trembled and quaked. Your way was in the sea,
And Your paths in the great waters; And Your footsteps were not known. You led Your people like a flock
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