Conduct Unbecoming

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness,  1 Corinthians 1:23  NASB Stumbling Block – You certainly know that Paul’s choice of the Greek is a bit more outrageous than the typical translation, “stumbling block.”  The Greek is skándalon.  You can immediately see the English derivative, “scandal.”  We choose “stumbling block” because…

Why?

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles  1 Corinthians 1:23  ESV Stumbling block/ folly – Why is the Messiah crucified a stumbling block to Jews?  Why is the Messiah crucified folly to Gentiles?  Why does Paul choose two different words for two different groups of people?  If the…