1 Corinthians 1:25 explanation please?

You need to read more. The foolish consider God to be weak and foolish.

1Cr 1:18 ¶ For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

1Cr 1:19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

1Cr 1:20 Where [is] the wise? where [is] the scribe? where [is] the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

1Cr 1:21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

1Cr 1:22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

1Cr 1:23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

1Cr 1:24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

1Cr 1:25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

1Cr 1:26 ¶ For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, [are called]:

1Cr 1:27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

1Cr 1:28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, [yea], and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:

1Cr 1:29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.

1Cr 1:30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

1Cr 1:31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 1:27-28

27But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

28And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:

These two verses explain verse 25. God can limit Himself and He can choose anybody He wants to confront this world.

Remember when Adam and Eve sin in the garden? He asked Adam, why are you hiding. God already knew Adam had sin. So what verse 25 is saying is that the foolishness of God is wiser then men. Like in the garden God sometimes appears to be limiting Himself when in reality He knows all things. So sometimes when he limit Himself it is counted wiser then any men. Did you understand me?

That's a great question. Even John the Baptist was a little bewildered at the role of the Messiah (Matthew 11:1) He saw the good works, compassion and mercy displayed, but where was the righteous judgment? He would baptized with the Holy Spirit and fire. Where was the fire in his mind? Where was the winnowing fan that separates the sheep and goats? The Jewish rulers were still ruling and nothing seemed to be happening with Rome. The Jews interpret Isaiah 53 as referring the nation of Israel not Jesus Christ. Metaphorical depictions of the mourning and suffering of the nation (yes, interpretational gymnastics has to take place). The Old Testament declared a curse on anyone who was hanged on a tree. Their Messiah could never be weak and humble, much less die as a curse when He was supposed to lead in triumph and victory. This is why they said, "let Him come down from the cross and we will believe Him." If He did that, no redemption for anybody. For the Jews, the sin was taken care of through the obedience to the oral interpretation of the law of Moses which Jesus had to correct. They thought their righteousness was sufficient so when Christ exposed them as sinners they were indignant. Only the righteousness of Christ can save anybody.

1 Corinthians 1:18-25, is speaking of the wisdom of God.

The world perceives the message of Christ's death,burial, and resurrection for mankinds sins, as the foolishness of God: but forgetting that the weakness of God is stronger than the greatest of human strength.

What I get from this verse, is that God seems foolish to us, because we do not truly know his ways, that is why he is wiser than men. And that God at times seems weak to us because we feel as if we can life without God, but this "weakness" is stronger than any man.

I think it very clear - and very literal.

The weakness of God (that is, God at his weakest) - from the perspective of a human - is strength. In other words, the least powerful of God's characteristics is far stronger than the same characteristic in any human.

The same meaning holds for "foolishness": the most foolish act or thought of which God is capable is far superior in wisdom to any act or thought within the capability of a human.

Jim, http://www.bible-reviews.com/

The first thing you need to do is to read from verse 17 to 31 to get the full benefit of what's being said here. Verse 25 is basically a rhetorical statement by Paul. He is addressing those who look upon the cross of Christ as foolishness. To God the cross of Christ is not foolish but to many it is so Paul is simply saying that if the cross of Christ is foolish then this foolishness of God is still wiser than man. Paul wasn't stating that God was foolish or weak only that if He was foolish or weak, He would still be wiser or stronger than man.

I'll post the verses that I mentioned above for you to read and study. Always read several verses before and several verses after the single verse in question. Scripture will usually interpret itself when this is done.

1 Corinthians 1:17-31 "For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. 18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. 20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. 22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: 23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; 24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: 27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: 29 That no flesh should glory in his presence. 30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: 31That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord."

I hoped this helps.

God doesn't always use the ways that are typically considered powerful to make his point. He finds pleasure in using those to further his cause that the world system might consider weak.

Well see, if Gerald is twice the height of Jessice, and jessica is taller than fred and fred is 3 times larger than imhotep who is 1/24th the hight of mimsley. and Mimsleys hight is equal to y - x. How tall is inhotep if jessica is standing 42 nautical miles away from gerald?

Jehovah uses just enough power and intelligence to do what He wants to do. If He had used all His might to create the fly, just imagine how complex it would be.