Out of This World Wisdom

Out of This World Wisdom

1 Corinthians 2 NIV

• Demonstration of the Spirit’s power

v.6

“The life, death, and resurrection of Christ have transformed the timeline. The things of the end time have already broken into human history and have relativized all purely human values, wisdom, and structures.” – Ben Witherington

v.7

• Matthew 11.25

v.8

• John 5.39-40

v.9

• Empirical faculties won’t discover it.
• Intellectual reasoning can’t conceive it.

vv.10-11

Role of the Spirit

v.12

What have we received?

1. The gospel story
2. The Scriptures
3. The Spirit

v.13

…interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual.

v.14

“Nothing is more repugnant to capable, reasonable people than grace.” – John Wesley

v.15

v.16

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in humility that comes from wisdom…17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. – James 3.13, 17