The Miracle of Belief 07 17 2013 My speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom . . . —1 Corinthians 2:4“ Paul was a scholar and an orator of the highest degree; he was not speaking here out of a deep sense of humility, but was saying that when he preached the gospel, he would veil the power of God if he impressed people with the excellency of his speech. Belief in Jesus is a miracle produced only by the effectiveness of redemption, not by impressive speech, nor by wooing and persuading, but only by the sheer unaided power of God. The creative power of redemption comes through the preaching of the gospel, but never because of the personality of the preacher. And I, if I am lifted up. . . , will draw all peoples to Myself” (John 12:32). Oswald Chambers
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