Can Men Understand God?

Lately, I have found myself dwelling on 1 Corinthians 2 a lot. The subject matter of the chapter is the contrast between the wisdom of God and the wisdom of man, and it reveals a key to becoming a true follower of God.

1 Corinthians 2:1-5

When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power.

There are several lessons just in this short introduction.

Tithes and Offerings: What are they, and what are they good for?

Many people mistakenly do not distinguish between tithes and offerings - I myself thought that they were the same thing for most of my life! The usual picture that people get when they hear either of these words is an "offering plate" being passed around in a church on Sunday with people putting in various amounts of cash, and the ideas of tithes and offerings are one and the same. This modern tradition is not according to biblical understanding.