Thirsting Souls Bible Teaching

(1Co 2:14) “But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.”  “Natural man” = unsaved man. Natural, of this world; absent of spirit life (their spirit is dead). They cannot discern, comprehend the spiritual truths of God’s Word. It is not possible, for as the Lord Jesus said of His Words, (Jn 6:63b) “… the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.”

(1Co 2:13) “Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.” Consider: this can only be referring to the Spirit teaching us (Jesus’ Words) through comparing one portion of the Word of God to another. In other words, using “all” the Bible. This is the main failure today in churches from the pastor to the pew. The whole Bible is not studied by each saved person, so the Spirit is hindered in His work.

(1Co 2:12) “Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit [cap “S” mine] which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.”   Amazing to me the number of people who profess to be saved yet do not daily open God’s Word, taking advantage of this blessed gift of instruction and enlightenment.

(1Co 2:12) “Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit (I capitalized “spirit”) which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.”  Be careful. Many a person is teaching so-called things “given” by God that are not really given to us. You must verify if those “things” are practiced by the average “God’s Child” in the Epistles.

(1Co 2:12) “Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit (I capitalized “spirit”) which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.” Putting this verse alongside verse 9, we plainly see the Lord wishes His born through His Son children to know these things.

(1Co 2:11) “For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.”  Conclusion: if you wish to know  God, you can only do it through the Spirit of God. If you have not truly been saved, then you have no hope of knowing these things, for the New Birth (Jn 3) makes our own spirit alive and at the same time the Holy Spirit of God comes to live inside us. He speaks to us through our own spirit.

(1Co 2:9) “But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. (10)  But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.”   Since these things are revealed to the saved through the indwelling Holy Spirit, and…His revelation of truth is through the completed Word of God (there is no “new” revelation today), then those precious things are waiting for you to discover by…….reading it. No short cuts.

(1Co 2:7) “But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery,…(8)  Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.” If they had known Jesus was God’s Son, they would not have murdered Him. Yet, should that have mattered? God’s Son or not, they murdered a man, the best person Who ever walked the face of this earth!

(1Co 2:7) “But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory”  “Our glory” is our eternal presence before our Lord and Savior in resurrected never-to-sin-again bodies!