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Paul Practiced What He Preached
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1 Corinthians 2:1-16 especially verse 4
Paul in his preaching and doing ministry “resolved” (1 Corinthians 2:2) to
not depend only on his human talents but primarily on the message of
Christ Crucified (1 Corinthians 1:18) and dependence on the Holy Spirit to
demonstrate the wisdom and veracity of the message and God’s purpose
(note Romans 15:19).
Main Points
1) There is a message to be delivered both by words and demonstration,
both dependent on the Spirit’s revelation and anointing. Verse 6-10,
especially verse 10.
2) The Spirit Must Become our ultimate connection to all things divine,
especially the “deep things of God.” Although we will never understand
God’s wisdom completely in this life (1 Corinthians 2:11-12), we can
understand enough to be saved and grow in development of the mind of
Christ (v.16). The worldly pundits that consider it “foolishness” can
never, (verses 10-14) especially verse 14.
3) What about those without the Holy Spirit? (verses 14-16)
No matter how humanly smart and powerful they may be and successful
in all areas of life, even in religion, they cannot appreciate the cross of
Christ (2:8) and “the deep things of God” because they can only be
discerned by the revelation of the Spirit grounded on the word of God,
His creation (verses 14-15).
Finally, the goal of all things Christian is found in verse 16 (Isaiah 40:13).
My paraphrase: “Who has known the mind of the Lord (his thoughts or
“deep things”) so as to be able to instruct Him? The answer no one,
especially not the Jews, who demand signs like a military messiah or
Greeks who think human philosophizing can lead to God’s instruction and
truth. Only the Holy Spirit in His revelation both to our spirit or mind and His
written words of revelation in Scripture, rightly divided of course!
Read al Philippians 2:1-5
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