In this section, Paul uses two imperatives to drive home the point that those who think themselves to be wise by the standards of this fallen age, must become “fools” in order to become truly wise. We discuss the terminology “this age” and conclude that it refers to this current fallen age where God allows deception to continue. There will be future judgment, which is denied by the world. The only way out of self delusion is repentance and faith in Christ crucified. The problem today is that many centuries of “Christendom” have created the delusion that Christ and the cross are no longer offensive. This sermon warns that the truth is still offensive. Making Christianity seem popular with much of the world is the equivalent of removing the offense and also the power of salvation. If we embrace that fact that all sinners are facing God’s wrath against sin and that there will be future judgment, then we will be just as much at odds with the religious world today that Paul was in his day. The futile reasonings of man-centered religion still reject the significance of Christ crucified. The main claim of this sermon is that there is no valid process whereby the wisdom of God will be popular with the world. We show from Romans that the hostility to the truth by those deceived by the lie has never changed. If we do not turn to Christ and believe the truth, we are still in the clutches of the lie and face God’s wrath against sin.