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NASB | 1 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. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 2:14 ¶ But the natural [unbelieving] man does not accept the things [the teachings and revelations] of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness [absurd and illogical] to him; and he is incapable of understanding them, because they are spiritually discerned and appreciated, [and he is unqualified to judge spiritual matters]. |
Subject: How can anyone be saved? |
Bible Note: I do not know how old your grandchild is, but I bet he doesn't understand Calculus. Why not? Well, there are a lot of things that come between 1,2,3... and Dx(3xy) is 3y. Now, in several years, maybe, he will be ready for Calculus, but not yet. My point is that it is more than just the words you use to talk to your grandchild, but it is also the concepts. Calculus is foolish to those who are just learning how to count. If I mention the term "hypostatic union" to a new convert, I don't think he'll have any idea what I'm talking about. Now, on the other hand, a mature believer might understand that I mean that Christ was both fully God, as if he were not Man, and fully Man, as if he were not God - God and Man united in one person. In the same way that you cannot expect an unbeliever to understand the meatier doctrines, you cannot expect a new convert to understand the concepts that you and I have been working on for years. If it was just a matter of having the Spirit, the Corinthians should have been ready. Scratch that, they would have been ready. Not only that, but we would be ready to the extent that there would be no need for this forum. Yes, I would go as far as saying that the meatier doctrines are foolish to new believers. There are some Biblical truths that are foolish to believers who have been saved for years. Let's take Salvation for example. There is one view of Salvation that is correct. There are many believers who look at a certain set of verses and say salvation happens in this manner. However, there are other believers who look at a different set of verses and say salvation happens in a different manner, and that the first group cannot possibly be right. There is one truth, where all the verses pertaining to salvation fit together perfectly.However, until we reach glory, I can very easily see how we might view the Biblical truth as foolish. |