1 Corinthians2 When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirits power, so that your faith might not rest on mens wisdom, but on Gods power. ‘Oh I love to hear Brother _____________ speak the word. He went to school at __________ and has a Md.R and Ph.D from _______________. He is so wise in God’s Word.’ It would appear that Jesus Christ Himself fails the test that man often puts upon the message, by rating each other by how well one speaks and whether he or she has learned from a good school and if they have enough letters behind their name. The letters behind the name makes it appear (in many peoples minds) as though the speaker must be knowledgeable on the subject. And yet for all the rules mankind sets within their minds as to just how things are supposed to be, God has His own way. Therefore, people such as Paul set aside their earthly wisdom to gain the wisdom of God. Instead of making sure that everyone knew of his wisdom and learning on a given subject, he made a decision for God’s simple knowledge which leads to salvation. We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. No, we speak of Gods secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. However, as it is written: No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him- but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. DO NOT MISS THIS POINT!!! Those who had ears could not hear, and those who had eyes could not see, and those who had minds could not comprehend the ‘hidden secrets of God;’ BUT THIS DOES NOT SAY THAT IT IS HIDDEN FROM THOSE WITH EYES TO SEE OR EARS TO HEAR OR MINDS TO THINK, BUT IS ONLY HIDDEN FROM THOSE WHO CANNOT SEE, HEAR OR UNDERSTAND. Ezek 12:1-2 The word of the LORD came to me: Son of man, you are living among a rebellious people. They have eyes to see but do not see and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious people. Rom 11:7-10 What then? What Israel sought so earnestly it did not obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened, as it is written: God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes so that they could not see and ears so that they could not hear, to this very day. And David says: May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them. May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever. 2 Cor 4:4-5 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. Sadly very few will see, but for those who seek, they will find and for those who knock the door will be opened. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the mans spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. Dear reader, do not stop reading at this point, for many do and miss the rest of the story. We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. The Spirit we have received from God (His Spirit within Him) reveals what is within Him. Nothing is kept from the view of those who truly believe. Only the ignorant who wish to live in darkness cannot see what God has for those who seek His face. This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he himself is not subject to any mans judgment: For who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. If we will but continue forward in God’s Word and seek the ’hidden wisdom’ that others cannot see, we will see the mind of Christ and enter into His thoughts of righteousness and holiness that comes from the throne of God. There is no excuse, opinion, bias, prejudice or doctrine that can change or alter what God has given to those who seek, knock and receive His Life and become just like Him in this world. PRAISE GOD!
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 11:41:00 +0000
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