For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us who are saved it is the power of God.
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Cornelius a Lapide
AD 1637
For the preaching of the Cross is to them that perish foolishness. Any declaration about the salvation bestowed by the Cross, or about our redemption by the Cross and Passion of Christ, seems foolishness to men who are sceptical and perverse, and therefore ready to perish. Isaiah , too, says this in the person of Christ: "Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel" ( Isaiah 8:18). See also Hebrews 2:13.
