August 3, 2023 NOW WE HAVE RECEIVED
1 Corinthians 2:12-15 “Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things freely given to us by God, which things we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those things taught by the Spirit, combining spiritual thought with spiritual words. But the natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised. But he who is spiritual appraises all things, yet he himself is appraised by no man.”
Those who do not know God as Savior have great limitations; one being that they are limited to living life solely based on human wisdom. Another limitation is that they are subject to the spirit of the world, a spirit which is self-centered-and that alone leads to all manner of conflict. In contrast, those who know God as Savior have received the “Spirit who is from God, that we might know things freely given to us by God.” The natural man, the one who does not know God, cannot understand or accept the things of God because they foolish to him and he cannot understand them because they are ‘spiritually appraised,’ and he is void of the Spirit. So, the big plus for us is that because we have the Spirit of God living in us, we can know the things given to us by God; we are taught by the Spirit! We are not limited to our minds; we have the Spirit of God who reveals to us the things we have been given by God. We are not dependent on mere human wisdom-we can be guided by the Spirit of God. We could not give an adequate list of the things given to us by God, but it would include such things as a wisdom from God; eternal hope; peace; joy; a spirit of forgiveness; patience; kindness; perseverance; faith; love-and the list could go on. Let us be continually appraising all things by the Spirit of God and live according to the ways of God. God gave us a wonderful and amazing mind, but the mind must be under the influence of the Spirit.
1 Corinthians 2:15-16 “But he who is spiritual appraises all things, yet he himself is appraised by no man. For who has known the mind of the Lord, that He would instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ.”
Blessings, Buddy
1 Corinthians 2:12-15 “Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things freely given to us by God, which things we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those things taught by the Spirit, combining spiritual thought with spiritual words. But the natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised. But he who is spiritual appraises all things, yet he himself is appraised by no man.”
Those who do not know God as Savior have great limitations; one being that they are limited to living life solely based on human wisdom. Another limitation is that they are subject to the spirit of the world, a spirit which is self-centered-and that alone leads to all manner of conflict. In contrast, those who know God as Savior have received the “Spirit who is from God, that we might know things freely given to us by God.” The natural man, the one who does not know God, cannot understand or accept the things of God because they foolish to him and he cannot understand them because they are ‘spiritually appraised,’ and he is void of the Spirit. So, the big plus for us is that because we have the Spirit of God living in us, we can know the things given to us by God; we are taught by the Spirit! We are not limited to our minds; we have the Spirit of God who reveals to us the things we have been given by God. We are not dependent on mere human wisdom-we can be guided by the Spirit of God. We could not give an adequate list of the things given to us by God, but it would include such things as a wisdom from God; eternal hope; peace; joy; a spirit of forgiveness; patience; kindness; perseverance; faith; love-and the list could go on. Let us be continually appraising all things by the Spirit of God and live according to the ways of God. God gave us a wonderful and amazing mind, but the mind must be under the influence of the Spirit.
1 Corinthians 2:15-16 “But he who is spiritual appraises all things, yet he himself is appraised by no man. For who has known the mind of the Lord, that He would instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ.”
Blessings, Buddy
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