1 Corinthians 2:1-5 And I, brothers, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.… Mr. Spurgeon uttered words-in one of his prayer-meeting addresses which speak volumes as to the secret of his successful ministry: "I think I can honestly say that when I have had something come to me rather fine — a nice, rare oratorical bit, and I think I could do it — I think if I tried I might say something "very fine — I have pulled it out of my mouth and flung it away that I might not take away the attention of any hearer from Christ crucified. 'Here is a sword.' 'But,' says one, 'it has not a handsome scabbard.' No; we pull that off. We throw that to some old rag and bone dealer. We use nothing but the blessed gospel of Jesus Christ. When that does not save men, men shall be lost. We know nothing equal to it for the keenness of its edge; for the force with which it slays. It is a strange sword. With its edge it kills, and with its back it heals. Parallel Verses KJV: And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. |
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