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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: Saving graces? |
Bible Note: Hi Mommapbs, You said: "I grew up in a church that did not focus on "doctrine" but rather preached the Gospel of Jesus Christ". What was your church's position on the Gospel? Did they say that the Bible is the infallible word of God? Thats doctrine. Was Christ lifted up and procaimed to be the only begotten Son of God? Doctrine again. Etc., etc,... Doctrine is simply the truths of God's word as understood and preached by your denomination's leadership. "According to John's Gospel, God must be worshipped in spirit and in Truth (John 4:24)and I believe that only God can enable our worship of Him. Without His indwelling Spirit (Jesus is THE Truth in this)we are powerless to come before Him. However, since the Garden, I also believe that mankind has been given an opportunity to accept or reject God. And in this age, we have the blessed priviledge of accepting this free offer of salvation by fatih in Jesus Christ Momma you say that this is what you believe. Why do you believe it? Where is it taught in the Bible? I'm not saying you are wrong but we all should be prepared to give Scriptural evidence for what we believe So you see Momma, whether you realized it or not, you have been absorbing doctrine since childhood. The important thing for both of us to remember is that doctrine is written by fallible men and is true only to the extent that it conforms to Scripture. Just like the Bereans of old, we must insist that what we are taught is based on Scripture before we will accept it as true. I've enjoyed our conversation and hope to dig into God's Word with you again. Brother John |