Jesus Christ, and him crucified."
1 Corinthians 2:2, "I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified." The persons to whom these words were written, were the members of the church of Corinth; who, as appears by the foregoing chapter, were not only divided into different sects, by one saying, "I am of Paul, and another, I am of Apollos;" but also had man amongst them, who were so full of the wisdom of this world, and so wise in their own eyes, that they set at nought the simplicity of the gospel, and accounted the Apostle's preaching foolishness. Never had the Apostle more need of the wisdom of the serpent, mingled with the innocency of the dove, than now. What is the sum of all his wisdom? He tells them, in the words of the text, "I determined not to know any thing amongst you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified." A resolution this, worthy of the great St. Paul; and no less worthy, no less necessary for every minister, and every disciple of Ch...