Subject: LEFT BEHIND? |
Bible Note: Greetings John! Do you mind if I take a stab at your last question? 1 Cor. 2:14 does not specify how one receives the Spirit of God. It simply states the fact that those who do not have the Spirit of God cannot and will not understand God's wisdom. Those to whom Paul was writing also did not understand the wisdom of God until they received the Holy Spirit (v. 12). So, I would make the case that 1 Cor. 2:14 is not saying that an unregenerate person cannot be convicted or brought to repentance by the Holy Spirit, but that while they are unregenerate they cannot understand the Wisdom of God. Sidenote: The best view I have heard on Rom. 8:29 is that the term 'foreknown' refers to the nation of Israel. This term is only used twice in all of Scripture. Both times it is found in Romans and the second occurance is clearly a reference to Israel (Rom. 11:2). Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |