Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary 1 Corinthians 2:5

"that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God." — 1 Corinthians 2:5 (ASV)

Paul intends that the Corinthians’ faith might not be a superficial, misdirected belief coming from human wisdom, but a real Christian faith generated by the power of God, who also worked in Paul as he preached (v.4). “The faith” (GK 4411) spoken of here is not just the act of believing but the substance of their belief based on the person and work of Christ. We must have the word of God as well as the power of God through the Spirit.