„Разум разумних одбацићу”
“I WILL DESTROY THE WISDOM OF THE WISE, AND THE CLEVERNESS OF THE CLEVER I WILL SET ASIDE”
Author(s): Pavle BotićSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Biblical studies
Published by: Матица српска
Keywords: The God-man Christ; Holy Scripture; wisdom of the wise; understanding of the prudent; self-conceit; Pharisaism; Holy Apostle Paul; Gospel preaching; the Cross; Orthodoxy (Right Belief); discernment of
Summary/Abstract: This paper primarily examines the logos-centric exposure and refutation of the untransformed human intellect, as presented in the First Epistle to the Corinthians by the Holy Apostle Paul. The Preeminent Apostle Paul testifies that the fallen human intellect inherently contains the principles of self-conceit and vanity, thereby becoming the source of all self-deception. Discerning through the Mind of Christ, the Apostle Paul states that the wisdom of the wise and the understanding of the prudent leave the human race in the prison of sin and death. From the Holy Prophet Isaiah to the Holy Apostle Paul, the Holy Scripture reveals that the Will of the Lord Christ will destroy the wisdom of the wise and cast away the understanding of the prudent (Is. 29, 14; 1 Cor. 1, 19). The reflections of the wise and clever are devoid of the illuminating action of the Holy Spirit, and as such, they remain relative, contradictory, and untrue. The Incarnate God-man is the Supreme Intellect; therefore, zeal for the God-man is zeal according to knowledge.
Journal: Летопис Матице српске
- Issue Year: 518/2026
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 294-304
- Page Count: 11
- Language: Serbian
