The continual surprises of the Kingdom of God were (and are) mostly generated from a worldly mindset that anticipates God acting congruently with the way the world works. In that way of thinking, each time His sovereignty, His majesty, His omnipotence, is revealed, it appears to be utterly foreign, missing the mark, or sometimes flat out wrong. The prophets of the Old Testament recorded plenty to prepare the world to comprehend God’s actions, but a dullness of hearing and of understanding has prevented (is preventing) the perceiving of its revelation power.

1 Corinthians 1:17-31, Isaiah 29:11-14, 55: 8,9, Jeremiah 9:23-26

1 Cor. 1:17-19 – Paul (the ex-Pharisee) affirms __________________________
Isa. 29:11-14

1 Cor. 1:20-25 – Paul (the ex-Pharisee) affirms _________________________
Isa. 55:8,9

1 Cor. 1:26-31 – Paul (the ex-Pharisee) affirms _________________________
Jer. 9:23-26