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Wisdom From the Spirit 6We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.7No, we speak of God's secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began.8None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.9However, as it is written:
“No eye has seen,
no ear has heard,
no mind has conceived
what God has prepared for those who love him”–10but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit.
The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.11For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.12We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.13This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. 14The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he himself is not subject to any man's judgment:16“For who has known the mind of the Lord
that he may instruct him?”
But we have the mind of Christ.
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DNJ5738 - (eBible Novice) over 2 years ago.
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In our natural born sinful state, we do not understand the things of God.
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Mike40187 - (eBible Novice) about 1 year ago.
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Unfortunately, today, lots of non Christians wouldn't understand or accept Good News.
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nate - (eBible Novice) about 1 year ago.
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This verse speaks volumes to how the Scriptures are NOT simplified so the natural man can read them and understand them plainly - it can only be done WITH the Spirit of God. Much Scripture has been taken out of context and distorted and twisted as in the example described by Peter in 2 Peter 3:14-16, when those reading do not study to show themselves approved to God, rightly dividing the Word of Truth (2 Timothy 2:15).
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Nobleman - (eBible Novice) about 1 year ago.
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The Greek word translated "not" is a strong negative and the phrase means "does NOT receive..." This passage can rightly be rendered, "The natural man rejects as foolishness the things of God..." and therefore has nothing to do with his depraved condition or alleged inability to grasp the things of God, but his willful rejection of the things of God.
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TheBaptistCommentary - (eBible Enthusiast) 10 months ago.
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<< But the natural man, that which is governed by the sensuous nature with its subjection to appetite and passion, does not have the intellect to perceive that which is revealed by the Spirit of God: for these spiritual things are insignificant and do not make sense to him: in fact he is not even capable of this intelligence because these can only be interrogated through the Spirit. >>
Again, Paul teaches that the natural man is in no way capable of acquiring the intellect which only the Spirit of God can posses. However, once a person is born again he has both the natural nature with knowledge of earthly things, as well as the spiritual nature having the capability to know spiritual things.
For further study see also:
1 Corinthians 2:11 and John 3:3 or visit www.BaptistCommentary.ocm
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