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1 Corinthians1 Corinthians““Church Purity in a Polluted Culture”Church Purity in a Polluted Culture”
Part 3 - 1 Corinthians 2:6-16Part 3 - 1 Corinthians 2:6-16
Isaiah 5:20Isaiah 5:20
““Woe to those who call evil good Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and who put bitter for sweet and
sweet for bitter.”sweet for bitter.”
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““Where is the wise man? Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where Where is the scholar? Where
is the philosopher of this age? is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the Has not God made foolish the
wisdom of the world.”wisdom of the world.”
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Colossians 2:8Colossians 2:8
8See to it that no one takes you 8See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.world rather than on Christ.
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Colossians 2:3-4Colossians 2:3-4
Christ, in whom are hidden all the Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and treasures of wisdom and
knowledge. 4I tell you this so that knowledge. 4I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-no one may deceive you by fine-
sounding arguments.sounding arguments.
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1 Corinthians 2:61 Corinthians 2:6
6We do, however, speak a 6We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this this age or of the rulers of this
age, who are coming to nothing.age, who are coming to nothing.
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1 Corinthians 2:71 Corinthians 2:7
7No, we speak of God's secret 7No, we speak of God's secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for hidden and that God destined for
our glory before time began.our glory before time began.
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Ephesians 3:2-5Ephesians 3:2-5
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2Surely you have heard about the administration of God's grace that was given to me for you, 3that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. 4In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God's holy apostles and prophets.
1 Corinthians 2:81 Corinthians 2:8
8None of the rulers of this age 8None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord would not have crucified the Lord
of glory.of glory.
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Matthew 11:25-26Matthew 11:25-26
““I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden and earth, because you have hidden
these things from the wise and these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little learned, and revealed them to little
children. Yes, Father, for this was your children. Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure.”good pleasure.”
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1 Corinthians 2:9-101 Corinthians 2:9-10
9However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind
has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him" 10but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit.
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1 Corinthians 2:10b1 Corinthians 2:10b
““The Spirit searches all things, The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.”even the deep things of God.”
Doctrine of IlluminationDoctrine of Illumination
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1 Corinthians 2:111 Corinthians 2:11
11For who among men knows 11For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him?the man's spirit within him?
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1 Corinthians 2:121 Corinthians 2:12
12We have not received the spirit 12We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is of the world but the Spirit who is
from God, that we may from God, that we may understand what God has freely understand what God has freely
given us.given us.
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1 Corinthians 2:131 Corinthians 2:13
13This is what we speak, not in 13This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human words taught us by human
wisdom but in words taught by wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual the Spirit, expressing spiritual
truths in spiritual words.truths in spiritual words.
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1 Corinthians 2:141 Corinthians 2:14
14The man without the Spirit does not 14The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness Spirit of God, for they are foolishness
to him, and he cannot understand to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually them, because they are spiritually
discerned.discerned.
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Doctrine of Total Depravity
1 Corinthians 2:15-161 Corinthians 2:15-16
15The spiritual man makes 15The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he judgments about all things, but he himself is not subject to any man's himself is not subject to any man's
judgment:judgment:16"For who has known the mind 16"For who has known the mind
of the Lord of the Lord that he may instruct him?" that he may instruct him?"
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But we have the mind But we have the mind of Christ.of Christ.
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