What does 1 Corinthians 2:5 mean?

1 Corinthians 2:5 highlights themes such as faith, power, wisdom when read in context.

How should I apply 1 Corinthians 2:5 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

3And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.

4And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

5That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

6Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:

7But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

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2 Corinthians 5:7
Both verses highlight living by faith rather than by sight or human wisdom.