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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]. |
Bible Question: How can anyone be saved? |
Bible Answer: Hi John, "Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the *Spirit who is from God." This Spirit in 1 Corinthians 2:12 is the Spirit who indwells us as believers. Romans 8:11, "But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His *Spirit who indwells you." Romans 8:15, "For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, "Abba, Father!"" I have chosen the marginal alternate reading in the NASB because it shows the contrast between spirit of slavery and the Spirit of adoption as sons. The same contrast is in 1 Corinthians 2:12 between the spirit of the world and the Spirit who is from God. How can anyone be saved? The sons of God receive the Spirit of adoption as sons. But in contrast the unspiritual, natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God. When I studied 1 Corinthians 2:11,12 years ago, I compared it with Daniel 4:8,9. The NASB differs from the NKJ in the book of Daniel. For this particular comparison I went with the NKJ's capitalization. Daniel 4:8,9, "But finally Daniel came in before me, whose name is Belteshazzar according to the name of my god, and in whom is the Spirit of the Holy/God; and I related the dream to him, saying, O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, since I know that the *Spirit of the (Holy)God is in you and no mystery baffles you, tell me..." 1 Corinthians 2:11, "For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so the thoughts of God no one knows except the Spirit/ of God. Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the *Spirit who is from (God), that we might know the things freely given to us by God, which things we also speak,..." Daniel did not have a spirit of the holy gods in him. We also have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit from God. He is dwelling in us and we should be filled with holy spirit. 1 Peter 4:6, "For the gospel has for this purpose been preached even to those who are dead, that though they are judged in the flesh as men, they may live in the *Spirit according to the will of (God)." Parentheses mine for comparison. From the heart, Ray |