If we had created God--rather than the other way around, what kind of God would we have wanted? Paul is teaching the Corinthians what we may need to be reminded.
Paul is basing the success of his mission not on his own rhetorical skills but rather on the power of God. And what he is preaching is preaching Christ crucified.
Yet, it must be noted that Paul immediately does launch into rhetorical excellence.
He argues that if the leaders of their day had wisdom, they would not have crucified Christ. But, Christians have a knowledge that comes to them from God through the Spirit. We can learn from other people only what they have already known.
But, we, because we have received not the spirit of the world but the Spirit that is from God, can understand the gift bestowed on us by God.
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