1 Corinthians 1:27

The foolish things. The mind that is filled with the learning of this world is often confused by the plain, simple declaration of gospel truth by one who has been under the instruction of the Spirit of God but who may not have received much education in the schools of the world. The Jews were astonished by the wisdom of Jesus, and asked, “How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?” (John 7:15). They could not understand how anyone who did not attend the schools of the rabbis could appreciate spiritual truth. The same situation still obtains today. The value attached to a man’s teaching is often calculated simply by the amount of formal education he has had. True education is that which makes the Word of God central and all-important. One who has obtained such an education will be humble, meek, and wholly surrendered to the leading of the Holy Spirit. Compare Matt. 11:25. Weak things. That is, those things the world considers as weak.