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NASB | 1 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, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 2:12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the [Holy] Spirit who is from God, so that we may know and understand the [wonderful] things freely given to us by God. |
Subject: Known by their Fruit (Spirit or Flesh?) |
Bible Note: "By 'them which are in Christ Jesus,' St. Paul evidently [clearly] means, those who truly believe in Him; those who, 'being justified by faith, have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.' They who thus believe do no longer 'walk after the flesh,' no longer follow the motions of corrupt nature, but 'after the Spirit'; both their thoughts, words, and works are under the direction of the blessed Spirit of God. "'There is therefore now no condemnation to' these. There is no condemnation to them from God; for He hath justified them 'freely by His grace, through the redemption that is in Jesus." He hath forgiven all their iniquities, and blotted out all their sins. And there is no condemnation to them from within; for they 'have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God; that they might know the things which are freely given to them of God' (1 Cor. 2:12); which Spirit 'beareth witness with their spirits, that they are the children of God.' And to this is added the testimony of their conscience, 'that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, they have had their conversation in the world' (2 Cor. 1:12). "But because this scripture has been so frequently misunderstood, and that in so dangerous a manner [let us take heed!]; because such multitudes of 'unlearned and unstable men' (oi amaqeis kai asthriktoi, men untaught of God, and consequently unestablished in the truth which is after godliness) have wrested it to their own destruction; I propose to show, as clearly as I can, first who those are 'which are in Christ Jesus,' and 'walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit:' and, secondly, how 'there is no condemnation to' these. I shall conclude with some practical inferences." --John Wesley (1703-1791) from Sermon 8 on Romans 8:1 You can read Wesley's complete sermon here: https://www.umcmission.org/Find-Resources/John-Wesley-Sermons/Sermon-8-The-First-Fruits-of-the-Spirit |