The Cross and The Word (Part 1)

Don Carson discusses 1 Corinthians 1:18–25, emphasizing the power and wisdom of the cross in contrast to human wisdom. He highlights how the message of the cross subverts worldly expectations and calls believers to embrace its transformative power for true spiritual understanding.

This sermon was preached at Eden Baptist Church in Cambridge, UK.

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Don Carson (BS, McGill University; MDiv, Central Baptist Seminary, Toronto; PhD, University of Cambridge) is emeritus professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and cofounder and theologian-at-large of The Gospel Coalition. He has edited and authored numerous books. He and his wife, Joy, have two children.