February 13, 2009 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

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God's Wisdom ~1 Corinthians 2:6-16~
However, I speak a wisdom to those who are mature. But this wisdom is not from this world or from the rulers of this world, who are losing their power. I speak God's secret wisdom, which he has kept hidden. Before the world began, God planned this wisdom for our glory. None of the rulers of this world understood it. If they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. But as it is written in the Scriptures: "No one has ever seen this, and no one has ever heard about it. No one has ever imagined what God has prepared for those who love him." But God has shown us these things through the Spirit. The Spirit searches out all things, even the deep secrets of God. Who knows the thoughts that another person has? Only a person's spirit that lives within him knows his thoughts. It is the same with God. No one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. Now we did not receive the spirit of the world, but we received the Spirit that is from God so that we can know all about these things, not with words taught us by human wisdom but with words taught us by the Spirit. And so we explain spiritual truths to spiritual people. A person who does not have the Spirit does not accept the truths that come from the Spirit of God. That person thinks they are foolish and cannot understand them, because they can only be judged to be true by the Spirit. The spiritual person is able to judge all things, but no one can judge him. The Scripture says: "Who has known the mind of the Lord? Who has been able to teach him?" But we have the mind of Christ.

"No one has ever seen this, and no one has ever heard about it. No one has ever imagined what God has prepared for those who love him." What is this? It's God's wisdom! Only through the Spirit may we see these. But if we are caught up in our own foolishness...in human wisdom, we will not be able to see these things because we are neglecting the Spirit of God.

We need to have the mind of Christ in order to know these things...christian wisdom. The difference between christian wisdom and wisdom of the world is that: christian wisdom is the gospel, while wisdom of the world is society, belief systems, world view. That is why it states, "But this wisdom is not from this world or from the rulers of this world." The rulers did not know/understand the wisdom of God, that is why Jesus Christ had to be crucified.

We need to look back onto our lives...what do we consider wisdom? Are we stuck on believing the things of this world, or are we devoted to the wisdom of Christ, the gospel?