1 Corinthians 1:18–31

Liam O'Boyle looks at 1 Corinthians 1:18–31, exploring how God’s wisdom is revealed through the apparent foolishness of the cross. In a culture like Corinth’s, which was obsessed with status, strength, and intellectual achievement, Paul proclaims a God who deliberately chooses what looks weak and shameful to overturn the world’s values. The cross - a symbol of humiliation - becomes the place where God most fully reveals himself, not through human reason or effort but through self-giving love. Jesus doesn’t merely teach God’s wisdom; he embodies it, seeking us out and calling us into an upside-down way of life marked by generosity, enemy-love, and trust. This pattern runs throughout Scripture, as God repeatedly chooses the overlooked and unexpected to carry his purposes. Liam invites us to ask where we look for wisdom, and to consider whether God may be calling us to a way that seems foolish by the world’s standards, but is in fact the path of true life.