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Know the things that are freely given to us of God

"Exploring I Corinthians 2 Part 3"

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. (1Co 2:12-16)

If nobody told me about the Lord Jesus and what he's done for me, I would not know I had an inheritance in heaven. But even if somebody told me about it, I would not understand if I didn't have the Holy Ghost in me. And so a very important ministry that the Holy Spirit is doing is to explain to us, to let us know those things that are freely given to us of God. And what are those things? Oh there are plenty and every born again believer must work his way in the Word of God to discover them. Remember what the LORD said; you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free! If you didn't know the gift was for you, you wouldn't take it.

But the natural man does not receive the things of God for they are foolishness to him. The rational mind cannot know them because they are spiritually discerned. And so nobody is really capable of working his way towards "enlightenment" as others call it, because the natural mind does not have the capacity to understand spiritual things. God is spirit and the things of the spirit are revealed to us by the Spirit of God. Which things I also speak, not in the words of man's wisdom that is why other people are not able to relate to my writings.

For who has known the mind of the Lord that he (the Lord) may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ, that is why we can receive instruction from Him (the Lord). And we are able to compare spiritual things with spiritual. And we can judge which things are unclean. But we ourselves are not judged. For we have received grace in abundance, and peace and life. Which things are freely given to us of God who loves us so much as to call us His sons...
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