The cross is probably both to modern people. While sinful men and women mock the cross because they claim to be wise, God, in turn, mocks them, because from God’s perspective, human wisdom is nothing but sinful folly. If you have ever wondered why Christianity is so difficult for non-Christians to understand and accept, here God’s Word provides the answer. We now take up the subject of God’s wisdom and human folly, or as non-Christians see it, our folly and their wisdom.