The apostle Paul turned away from his own natural ability. Imagine Paul, who had been a member of the Sanhedrin with so many accomplishments, writing to a church, “I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. My words were not the enticing words of man’s wisdom, for I did not want your faith to stand in the wisdom of men but in the power of God” (I Corinthians 2:3–5). Paul did not want to talk the people into faith through an excellent speaking ability. If an excellent speaker