Day 7 in the Word: 1 Corinthians 2:12-16

About the passage

Paul provides and invitation to die to myself. There is not enough room in my heart for my mindset and God’s mindset to survive. If I want to know the things of God, I must have the mind of Christ! Paul says if my spiritual receptors are turned off, I won’t be able to hear the spiritual wisdom-signal that God is broadcasting. It will sound like foolishness to me. To understand godly wisdom I need God! It’s a common challenge, to remember to NOT leave God out. Do you want to know the things of God? I know I do! Spoiler alert: 2 Corinthians 10:5 provides a glimpse into the process for us to move forward.

Rev. Gregory Dyson

Vice President for Spiritual Life and Intercultural Leadership | Campus Pastor

Day 7: 1 Corinthians 2: 12-16

¹² And we have received God’s Spirit (not the world’s spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us.

¹³ When we tell you these things, we do not use words that come from human wisdom. Instead, we speak words given to us by the Spirit, using the Spirit’s words to explain spiritual truths. ¹⁴ But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means. ¹⁵ Those who are spiritual can evaluate all things, but they themselves cannot be evaluated by others. ¹⁶ For,

What does the passage say? / What is happening in the text?

How does this impact me? / What is significant or noteworthy?

What does this mean in my life? / What does this mean to me?