“For the preaching of the cross (upon which Jesus was nailed and died to fully pay the penalty for the sins of those who would of their own free will receive Jesus as Savior, repent, be baptized in water, and confess, Jesus is my Lord) is to them that perish (heading for destruction first in Hell and later being cast into the Lake of Fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth) is foolishness (folly, a waste of their time), but unto us who are saved (born again Christians, celebrating the shed Blood of Jesus ever – present active tense – cleansing us from all sin) it is the power of God!” (1 Corinthians 1:18)