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2:1–16 is made up of two sections with interrelated content. The first section, 2:1–5, sets Paul’s life before the congregation, especially his appearance before the congregation as God’s messenger, and how this relates to their own cross-centered discipleship (1:26–31). The message of God (katangellein, 2:1; kerygma, 2:4) that he conveys is a word of revelation (2:1) and a word in which divine power is at work (2:5). In 2:6–16 the fundamental meaning of the word of revelation is explained. Now the congregation itself becomes the subject of the word of revelation. The »we« in 2:6 already merges Paul as God’s messenger with the congregation. This section speaks of the endless riches of experiencing the power of God’s Spirit and God’s wisdom in a congregation that separates itself from »human wisdom« (2:5), the »wisdom of this age« (2:6) and the »spirit of this world« (2:12, 13). This separation has huge consequences for the way they live (see above on 1:2). The wisdom and the power of God’s Spirit that come from God enable the congregation to see Jesus’ crucifixion for what it is, a violent act of the mighty that follows the logic of the »wisdom of this age« (2:6–8). And: it enables the congregation to celebrate their own riches, which the power of God’s Spirit brings: We have God’s Spirit (2:16).