1 Corinthians 2:5

3 ^aI was with you ^bin weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.

4 And my speech and my preaching ^awere not with persuasive words of¹ human wisdom, ^bbut in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

5 that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the ^apower of God.

Spiritual Wisdom

6 However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.

7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God¹ ordained before the ages for our glory,

8 which none of the rulers of this age knew; for ^ahad they known, they would not have ^bcrucified the Lord of glory.

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1 Corinthians 2:5

Dictionaries define an idol as "any object of ardent or excessive devotion or admiration." If we obey the dictates of a person, church, or some other group contrary to the direct commands of God, we are guilty of idolatry. The individual or group becomes the idol, replacing God.

Martin G. Collins
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