1 Corinthians 2:14
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 4:12 am
1Cor 2:14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Paul goes on to say:
1Cor 3:1 And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; 3 for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men? 4 For when one says, "I am of Paul," and another, "I am of Apollos," are you not carnal?
It seems to say that Paul could not speak to these people as spiritual people but as if they were carnal, mere (natural) men. Meaning that even though the Spiritual things are discerned by the Spirit, these people could not understand Spiritual things. But apparently they could understand "Christ and Him crucified".
However, the Calvinist can say that in chapter 1 Paul says: (1 Cor 1:18) For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. This is then equated with the "foolishness" mentioned in 1 cor 2:14 so as to mean the message of the cross is foolishness to the natural man.
Any comments or thoughts?
Paul goes on to say:
1Cor 3:1 And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; 3 for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men? 4 For when one says, "I am of Paul," and another, "I am of Apollos," are you not carnal?
It seems to say that Paul could not speak to these people as spiritual people but as if they were carnal, mere (natural) men. Meaning that even though the Spiritual things are discerned by the Spirit, these people could not understand Spiritual things. But apparently they could understand "Christ and Him crucified".
However, the Calvinist can say that in chapter 1 Paul says: (1 Cor 1:18) For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. This is then equated with the "foolishness" mentioned in 1 cor 2:14 so as to mean the message of the cross is foolishness to the natural man.
Any comments or thoughts?