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Corinthians: Paul Compares Divine Wisdom To Human Reason
Paul compares divine wisdom to human reason in the first 3 chapters of 1 Corinthians, in Paul's view all believers are fundamentally equal Harris (2014). We are all children of God in union with Jesus Christ. Paul seeks to place all believers on equal footing and allow them no cause for intellectual competition. He reminds the Corinthians that human reason by itself is not sufficient to know God, but that God revealed His saving purpose through Christ as a free gift

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