WHAT IT MEANS TO KNOW GOD
1 Corinthians 2.6-16
1 Corinthians: Unified By The Crucified – Part 5 of 11
Proverbs 4.7 “Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.” (niv)
c. 1.9 “called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus” (esv)
PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF GOD COMES AS WE …
See THE TRUE SOURCE OF Glory
v. 7 “We impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God …” (esv)
v. 8 “None of the rulers of this age understood this, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.” (esv)
Receive THE TRUE SOURCE OF Knowing
v. 9 “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived …” (niv)
v. 10 “God has revealed these things to us by the Spirit …” (csb)
vv. 10-11 “The Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God … no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.” (esv)
v. 12 “Now we have received … the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God.” (esv)
Acts 2.38 “Repent and be baptized … and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” (esv)
Perceive THE DIFFERENCE OF True Believing
v. 13 “We impart this in words … taught by the Spirit …” (esv)
vv. 14–15 “The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God … because they are spiritually discerned. The spiritual person judges all things …” (esv)
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