1Cor 2:13-16 | TNotes | STEP | 2:13 using the Spirit’s words to explain spiritual truths: Just as spiritual wisdom is different from human wisdom , so the way spiritual wisdom is taught must be different from the way human wisdom is taught. The communicating and learning of spiritual truth must be done in the dimension and power of the Spirit; it is not simply a rational, human exercise.

c2 Cor 4:4►

fIsa 40:13►

gRom 11:34►

‏ 1 Corinthians 2:13-16

2:13 ^a using the Spirit’s words to explain spiritual truths: Just as spiritual wisdom is different from human wisdom, so the way spiritual wisdom is taught must be different from the way human wisdom is taught. The communicating and learning of spiritual truth must be done in the dimension and power of the Spirit; it is not simply a rational, human exercise.
2:14 ^b people who aren’t spiritual: Unbelievers, whose minds are blinded to the Spirit, function in the natural world and see life only through physical eyes (see 2 Cor 4:4 ^c). They cannot appreciate the significance of the Good News, for it is essentially a spiritual message.
2:15 ^d Those who are spiritual: People who have the Spirit have a true understanding of divine revelation.
2:16 ^e This quotation from Isa 40:13 ^f shows how divine wisdom transcends the limitations of human reasoning (cp. Rom 11:34 ^g).

• we have the mind of Christ: Linked to Christ, believers have the Spirit of Christ to reveal Christ’s thinking to them.