Note 6 at 1Co 1:21: As noted in note 3 at 1Co 1:18, 1Co 1:11-3:23 is contrasting man's wisdom with God's. In doing so, Paul was very critical of man's wisdom. That might lead some to think that salvation is only for those who are less than smart. However, that is certainly not the case.

The truths of God are very logical. However, God's truths use a different system of logic than do man's. God's wisdom is based on our faith that there is a God who loves us and desires only the best for us. Man's wisdom tries to understand things apart from God.

Man's wisdom says to stockpile all we can in hard times. That would be accurate if there was no God and we were only dependent on ourselves. But God says to give of what we have and He will bless us and give us more (Lu 6:38). God's way is better, but the natural man cannot see this wisdom. Man doesn't believe there is a God or trust Him to intervene.

Christians are not supposed to be mindless. God gave us our brains and wants us to use them, but we need to factor into every evaluation the truths of God as revealed to us in His Word.

Doing this will cause the pseudo-intellectuals, who don't believe there is a God, to call us idiots because we believe some things by faith, but who is the real fool? God said, "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God" (Ps 14:1 and 53:1).

There is no greater fool than those who deny the existence of God because they can't see Him. This is the type of wisdom that Paul was speaking out against.