The Mind of Christ

1Co 2:12 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.


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We don't receive the spirit of the world from God. Who is the prince of this world? The world's spirit is whose spirit if it isn't a spirit we receive from God? Seriously, think about it? Some like to put it in their heads and others that all things in our current world are part of the spirit of God. But evil and God do not go together, they never have and never will. People want to meld the two, they want to make evil part of God's spirit, of God's will. Horrific things happen and people will say it's God's will as if God desires horrific things to take place. God allows things to happen there is no doubt there at all, but evil in any form is not what God wills or wants. Evil is abhorrant to Him as it should be to us, even more so. He sacrificed His son allowing His son to experience death without knowing accept by faith if He would be raised again. The cup Christ had to bear was beyond anything we can imagine. Why, if Christ knew without any doubt would He have cried out, 'My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?' He felt the separation from His Father in a way He'd never felt it before, sin's separation. Had He sinned? No. But He died so that our sins would be forgiven. The spirit of the world is Satan's spirit and we can't pretend evil is just another part of God, it's not.


We can receive the spirit which is of God and we will know the things that are freely given to us of God. Such a miracle, such a blessing for us to receive the spirit which is of God. We all know too well what the spirit of the world has to give to us - a lot of treasures on earth and none in heaven, a lot of treasures that will rot and decay and disappear forever that's all the spirit of the world has to offer us.
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1Co 2:13 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.


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Man's wisdom is different than God's. The Holy Ghost's teaching isn't man's teaching. Spiritual things compared with spiritual, this is the way the Holy Ghost teaches.
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1Co 2:14 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.


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The natural man can't receive the things of the Spirit of God. We like to believe anyone can and will receive Spiritual things of God, but the truth is the spiritual things of God seem like foolishness to a natural man, a man who doesn't have Christ as His Savior. A man who hasn't been regenerated by the Holy Spirit, a man who hasn't been born again in Christ. Do you know anyone who scoffs at the things of God? Do you know anyone who thinks some of the things you do are foolish? Is there a lack of comprehension from some people over your Spiritual walk with Christ? It's because the natural man can't receive the things of the Spirit of God. Something to really think about really. Are you receiving the things of the Spirit of God?
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1Co 2:15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things,
yet he himself is judged of no man.


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There is a judging that has to occur. Right from wrong judging. If we don't have the ability to judge right from wrong we are lost. Spiritually we have to be able to judge right from wrong. NO, we don't condemn anyone or pass sentence upon them that's for God to do, but we can judge actions without juding eternal life. We have to. God judges us as we judge all things by the Spirit.
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1Co 2:16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord,
that he may instruct him?
But we have the mind of Christ.


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NO one knows the mind of the Lord to instruct the Lord, no one! But we have the mind of Christ and the Holy Spirit teaches us if we have the mind of Christ. In fact it is the only way we can be taught of the Spirit, the Spirit who will teach us spiritual things can only do so if we have the mind of Christ.


By the grace and mercy of our Lord and Savior may we have the mind of Christ in us and have the Holy Ghost teaching us all things spiritual. We don't want to be natural men, unable to receive the things of the Spirit. Please Lord bless us, forgive us, love us, and live in us. By Your will, by Your love now and forever.


Amen.