1 CORINTHIANS 2
10 these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. 11 For who knows a person’s thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. 13 And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual. 14 The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one. 16 “For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 2:10-16
1 CORINTHIANS 2 THE MIND OF CHRIST GIVEN TO BELIEVERS
A poem by ILMA inspired by these verses
When you believed in Jesus, the Spirit lives in you
You will begin to see the unseen and what is true
The Spirit will help you discern things and expose lies
The gift of knowledge is given to all who believe in Christ
It is not human intellect that understand things
It is the Spirit that gives you knowledge how Christ views it.
Paul diverts the believers’ minds to depend on the Spirit rather than on their own intellectual capacities. Once again, he directs people to give credit to the Holy Spirit who leads us to discern and understand spiritual and unseen matters. The word of God is given to us so that we will be guided by the power and authority of God’s wisdom. To all who believe in Christ, discernment to see what is unseen and to expose the tactics of the enemy are given. It is impossible for humans to have true wisdom because it is only granted to those who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. What the world perceives as knowledge is not truth. Only in Christ can we see spiritual forces at work and because the Holy Spirit lives in all believers, they are the only ones who discern what worldly people cannot distinguish.
REFLECTION
- Why would it be difficult for unbelievers to discern spiritual things?
