I Corinthians 1:23,24

I Corinthians 1:23,24 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. Paul uses two groups of people in our verse for today. The Greeks were intellectual and the Jews were religious. But both groups rejected the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross – but for different reasons. The Jews thought that they had done many good deeds to please God and had earned God’s favor. So the cross was unnecessary. They didn’t understand why Jesus had to die. And the Greeks were logical and thought that for someone to die for another’s sins was craziness. But neither the Greeks nor the Jews accepted Jesus Christ. But, to those of us who believe in Jesus Christ, His death on the cross is the power of God unto salvation. The death of Jesus Christ is life-changing and powerful!. It is the power of God!