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1 Corinthians 2 · Grade 5

The Mind of Christ

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In a culture that admired rhetoric, Paul deliberately set aside persuasive techniques when he preached in Corinth. He resolved to know nothing among them except Jesus Christ and him crucified. His weakness, fear, and trembling were not a lack of conviction but an honest awareness that the results depended on God. The message, not the messenger, carried the power.

Paul then explains that the gospel is true wisdom, but of a different kind. It is God's wisdom in a mystery, once hidden and now revealed, foreordained before the ages for the glory of believers. The rulers of this world missed it entirely; had they understood, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. Paul echoes Isaiah: what no eye has seen and no ear has heard, God has prepared for those who love him.

The key to this wisdom is the Holy Spirit. Just as only a person's spirit knows that person's thoughts, only God's Spirit knows the things of God. Believers have received the Spirit who is from God so they can understand what he has freely given. The natural person, without the Spirit, regards these truths as foolishness because they are spiritually discerned. Paul concludes that believers have the mind of Christ.

Show What You Know

  1. Why was Paul's weakness not a lack of conviction?

  2. What does Paul mean by God's wisdom in a mystery?

  3. Why does the natural person regard God's truths as foolishness?

  4. What does Paul say believers have at the end of the chapter?

Crossword

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Across

  1. But in demonstration of the Spirit and of ____
  2. That your faith wouldn’t stand in the ____ of men

Down

  1. No one knows the things of God ____ God’s Spirit
  2. But we received not the spirit of the ____

Think About It

  1. Paul trusted God more than his own skill. In what area of your life do you need to rely less on your abilities and more on God?

  2. Paul says believers have received the Spirit to understand God's gifts. How should this change the way you study Scripture?

Memory Verse

“But to us, God revealed them through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.”

1 Corinthians 2:10 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your Spirit who helps me understand. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How does the Spirit help us understand Scripture?
  • How could thinking like Christ change a choice you face?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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