Words of God: 1 Corinthians 2

1 Corinthians 2

¹When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.^{a]" style="font-size: 0.75em; line-height: 0.5em; ">[a]} ²For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. ³I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling. ⁴My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, ⁵so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power.

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"^{b]" style="font-size: 0.75em; line-height: 0.5em; ">[b]}— 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.^{c]" style="font-size: 0.75em; line-height: 0.5em; ">[c]} 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?"^{d]" style="font-size: 0.75em; line-height: 0.5em; ">[d]} But we have the mind of Christ.

Some Important Notes:

- (v. 1-5) when we try to spread the good news whether if we are the pastor, or a member of the church, we need to realize that it is GOD in the works. Not you. It isnt your persuading words or your enthusiasm, but it is GOD working in the other person. This shows God's power and having faith in HIM instead of they believing because of yourself.

- (v. 6-10) No one has FULLY understood God. If someone did, everyone would believe and therefore would cancel out the essential part of God's plan, the crucifixion. If Jesus was never crucified, we wouldnt be able to have the privilege as sinners to be with God in heaven.

- (v. 11-14) One's spirit will ever know one's thoughts. So God's spirit would know God's plan and thoughts. We must obtain and understand the spirit of God. If we dont, we cannot understand God and what he wants for us.

- (v. 15-16) Through the spirit, we understand God's plan and our purpose.

So What? We need to understand and retain the spirit of God. Without it, we cannot see from God's perspective and what he wants.

How? through prayer, daily devotionals, sharing, accountability, talking with others, friends, mentors, pastors, we can connect with God's spirit and God himself more.

Significant Verses:

1 Corinthians 2:4

1 Corinthians 2:9

1 Corinthians 2:16

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