Note 6 at 1 Cor. 1:21: As noted in note 3 at 1 Corinthians 1:18, p. 862, 1 Corinthians 1:11-3:23 is contrasting man's wisdom with that of God's. In doing so, Paul is very critical of man's wisdom. That might lead some to think that salvation is only for those who are less than smart. That certainly is not the case.

The truths of God are very logical. However, God's truths use a different system of logic than does 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 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 were 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 (Lk. 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 in to 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; 53:1).

There is no greater fool than the person who denies the existence of God because He can't see Him. This is the type of wisdom that Paul is speaking out against.