In an episode of “Ask Pastor John” posted to the Desiring God website on Monday, a listener from the Philippines named Euclid explained his desire to be an evangelist and asked:
“In 1 Corinthians 1:27, it says that ‘God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong.’ Here’s my question: Why didn’t God save all the worldly-wise to proclaim the Gospel to the whole world? Wouldn’t that have made a faster and greater impact in world evangelization than simply choosing a bunch of foolish people to do his work?”