Seeking wisdom was the atmosphere the Corinthians breathed. Corinth was, after all, a Greek city and if there’s anything that ancient Greece is famous for, it’s a love of wisdom. It was Greece that produced such philosophers as Socrates and Plato and Aristotle. The problem is, the wisdom they were pursuing isn’t the kind of wisdom that the Bible says begins with the fear of the Lord and is more valuable than gold. Instead it was the kind of wisdom that highlights man’s resourcefulness and abilities, rather than God’s resources and abilities, and plays well to the crowds.
