The Rock of Offence

First corinthians one 26 saysf consider your calling, brothers. To the world's standards, christianity was a faith for fools. The message of jesus was offensive to the flesh of man. If you read john fox's book of martyrs, you are going to see how brutal men can be against those who preach christ. Men hiss and gnash their teeth at the gospel. But why? Why do people hate the gospel? Why is the message of the cross so offensive?