Series: The Centrality of the Cross: A Study in 1 Corinthians
Passage: 1 Corinthians 2:6-14
Speaker: Daniel Sweet
July 13: I Corinthians 2:6-16, Part 3
The Centrality of the Cross: A Study in 1 Corinthians
Godly Wisdom, I Corinthians 2:6-14,
Wisdom:
Human Wisdom: using knowledge, education, and personal experience to determine truth.
Godly Wisdom: using divine wisdom as disclosed in the Bible, especially as understood in Jesus Christ, to understand truth.
- Godly Wisdom Does Exist, I Corinthians 2:6-7
A. Not the wisdom of this age, not a wisdom from human rulers
B. But a wisdom that is from God, an eternal wisdom
II. Godly Wisdom Perplexes Human Rulers, I Corinthians 2:8-9
- Godly Wisdom Requires Divine Revelation for Understanding, I Corinthians 2:10-13
- Godly Wisdom Perplexes Unbelievers, I Corinthians 2:14
- Godly Wisdom Gives Profound Insight to Believers, I Corinthians 2:15-16
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The Centrality of the Cross: A Study in 1 Corinthians
Godly Wisdom, I Corinthians 2:6-14, Part 3
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I Corinthians 2:1-2 And when I came to you, brethren, I did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God. For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.
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Human Wisdom-using knowledge, education, and personal experience to determine truth.
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Godly Wisdom: using divine wisdom as disclosed in the Bible, especially as understood in Jesus Christ, to understand truth.
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I Corinthians 2:12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God
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I Corinthians 2:13 which things we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words.
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IV. Godly Wisdom Perplexes Unbelievers, I Corinthians 2:14
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I Corinthians 2:14 But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised.
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John 3:2-3 “Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
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John 3:6-7 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’
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John 14:16-17 I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.
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Romans 8:9 However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.
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Music and Math examples
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Matt Chandler Video
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I Corinthians 2:14 But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised.
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V. Godly Wisdom Gives Profound Insight to Believers, I Corinthians 2:15-16
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I Corinthians 2:1-2 And when I came to you, brethren, I did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God. For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.
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I Corinthians 2:9-10 just as it is written, “Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, And which have not entered the heart of man, All that God has prepared for those who love Him.” For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God.
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I Corinthians 2:15-16 But he who is spiritual appraises all things, yet he himself is appraised by no one. For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he will instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ.
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