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1 Corinthians 2:1-16
INTRODUCTION:
I- THE GOOD NEWS IS CENTERED IN THE DEATH OF CHRIST.
(1 Corinthians 2:1–5)
A- The believer must take the right approach to take with the Good News.
(1 Corinthians 2:1-2)
2:1 Κἀγὼ ἐλθὼν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, ἦλθον οὐ καθʼ ὑπεροχὴν λόγου ἢ σοφίας καταγγέλλων ὑμῖν τὸ μαρτύριον τοῦ θεοῦ.
2 οὐ γὰρ ἔκρινά τι εἰδέναι ἐν ὑμῖν εἰ μὴ Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν καὶ τοῦτον ἐσταυρωμένον·
1- The approach of the believer seeks to glorify God, not self.
(1 Corinthians 1:31)
2- The approach of the believer is to allow God’s power to be demonstrated.
(1 Corinthians 2:1)
a- We are never to seek to impress the world with our eloquence or intelligence.
To do so is to point them to the wrong person!
(1 Corinthians 1:17)
3- The right approach is to point people to Christ and His sacrifice on the cross.
(1 Corinthians 2:2)
a- It is the cross that changes everything for the believer.
(Galatians 6:14)
B- The believer must exemplify the right attitude with the Good News.
(1 Corinthians 2:3-4)
3 κἀγὼ ἐν ἀσθενείᾳ καὶ ἐν φόβῳ καὶ ἐν τρόμῳ πολλῷ ἐγενόμην πρὸς ὑμᾶς,
4 καὶ ὁ λόγος μου καὶ τὸ κήρυγμά μου οὐκ ἐν πειθοῖ σοφίας ἀλλʼ ἐν ἀποδείξει πνεύματος καὶ δυνάμεως,
1- The believer must exemplify a recognition of personal inadequacy and humility toward God.
(1 Corinthians 2:3)
a- Our only qualification to do God’s work is God himself.
(2 Corinthians 3:5)
2- The believer must focus on presenting the simple gospel in the power of the Holy Spirit.
(1 Corinthians 2:4)
a- Note that this is the way the Lord intended us to function.
(Acts 1:8)
C- The believer must pursue the right aim with the Good News.
(1 Corinthians 2:5)
5 ἵνα ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν μὴ ᾖ ἐν σοφίᾳ ἀνθρώπων ἀλλʼ ἐν δυνάμει θεοῦ.
1- The believer is to focus on helping others to trust in God’s power, rather than human wisdom.
a- Which is better- human wisdom or God’s power?
(1) This is a no-brainer!
II- THE GOOD NEWS IS CENTRAL TO GOD’S ETERNAL PLAN.
(1 Corinthians 2:6-9)
A- The plan is God’s - not man’s!
(1 Corinthians 2:6-7)
6 Σοφίαν δὲ λαλοῦμεν ἐν τοῖς τελείοις, σοφίαν δὲ οὐ τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου οὐδὲ τῶν ἀρχόντων τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου τῶν καταργουμένων·
7 ἀλλὰ λαλοῦμεν θεοῦ σοφίαν ἐν μυστηρίῳ, τὴν ἀποκεκρυμμένην, ἣν προώρισεν ὁ θεὸς πρὸ τῶν αἰώνων εἰς δόξαν ἡμῶν·
1- Mature believers are to focus upon the wisdom of God, not the wisdom of this world.
(1 Corinthians 2:6)
2- The plan that is in focus is God’s plan.
(1 Corinthians 2:7)
a- The Good News plan was a hidden plan before the advent of Christ.
μυστηρίῳ, τὴν ἀποκεκρυμμένην = mystery that was previously hidden, by presently made known.
This mystery that was hidden is the good news that God is redeeming Jews and Gentiles and making of the two, one new people.
(Ephesians 2:14-18)
b- The Good News plan was always the plan.
Note:
(Genesis 3:15)
(Isaiah 7:14)
(Isaiah 53:6)
B- The plan is hidden from the unsaved world.
(1 Corinthians 2:8)
8 ἣν οὐδεὶς τῶν ἀρχόντων τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου ἔγνωκεν, εἰ γὰρ ἔγνωσαν, οὐκ ἂν τὸν κύριον τῆς δόξης ἐσταύρωσαν·
1- God hid his plan from the world in order to bring it to pass.
a- The crucifixion of Jesus was necessary for redemption to occur.
(Hebrews 9:22)
b- The “rulers of this world” refers to the spiritual beings behind the physical rulers.
(Eph.
6: 11-12)
C- The plan is a present reality for the believer.
(1 Corinthians 2:9)
9 ἀλλὰ καθὼς γέγραπται· Ἃ ὀφθαλμὸς οὐκ εἶδεν καὶ οὖς οὐκ ἤκουσεν καὶ ἐπὶ καρδίαν ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἀνέβη, ὅσα ἡτοίμασεν ὁ θεὸς τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν.
1- Paul is expressing the fact that human language is incapable of communicating what God has prepared for believers.
a- The descriptions written in scripture can’t completely convey what awaits us.
(1) Example of the difference between seeing a wowing sunset or panoramic mountain view and seeing a picture or hearing a description of them.
Words can’t convey, nor can photos picture the actual beauty.
III- THE GOOD NEWS IS REVEALED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT THROUGH GOD’S WORD.
(1 Corinthians 2:10-16)
A- The Holy Spirit reveals the heart of God to the believer.
(1 Corinthians 2:10-11)
10 ἡμῖν γὰρ ἀπεκάλυψεν ὁ θεὸς διὰ τοῦ πνεύματος, τὸ γὰρ πνεῦμα πάντα ἐραυνᾷ, καὶ τὰ βάθη τοῦ θεοῦ.
11 τίς γὰρ οἶδεν ἀνθρώπων τὰ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου εἰ μὴ τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τὸ ἐν αὐτῷ; οὕτως καὶ τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ οὐδεὶς ἔγνωκεν εἰ μὴ τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ θεοῦ.
1- What is unfathomable to the human mind and incommunicable in human language is revealed by the Holy Spirit.
a- He is the one who opens the will of God to the believer.
(John 16:7-15)
B- The Holy Spirit reveals the presence of God in the life of the believer.
(1 Corinthians 2:12)
12 ἡμεῖς δὲ οὐ τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ κόσμου ἐλάβομεν ἀλλὰ τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ, ἵνα εἰδῶμεν τὰ ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ χαρισθέντα ἡμῖν·
1- The Holy Spirit lives in the believer and seals him.
(John 14:16-17)
(Ephesians 1:13-14)
2- The Holy Spirit assures our spirit that we belong to God.
(Romans 8:16)
C- The Holy Spirit reveals the instructions God has for the believer.
(1 Corinthians 2:13)
13 ἃ καὶ λαλοῦμεν οὐκ ἐν διδακτοῖς ἀνθρωπίνης σοφίας λόγοις, ἀλλʼ ἐν διδακτοῖς πνεύματος, πνευματικοῖς πνευματικὰ συγκρίνοντες.
1- The Holy Spirit communicates spiritual things with believers in spiritual terms.
(John 14:26)
2- Paul emphasizes that He does not use human wisdom, but divine unction to communicate God’s instructions for believers.
D- The Holy Spirit reveals the pathway for maturing the believer.
(1 Corinthians 2:14-16)
14 Ψυχικὸς δὲ ἄνθρωπος οὐ δέχεται τὰ τοῦ πνεύματος τοῦ θεοῦ, μωρία γὰρ αὐτῷ ἐστίν, καὶ οὐ δύναται γνῶναι, ὅτι πνευματικῶς ἀνακρίνεται·
15 ὁ δὲ πνευματικὸς ἀνακρίνει τὰ πάντα, αὐτὸς δὲ ὑπʼ οὐδενὸς ἀνακρίνεται.
16 τίς γὰρ ἔγνω νοῦν κυρίου, ὃς συμβιβάσει αὐτόν; ἡμεῖς δὲ νοῦν Χριστοῦ ἔχομεν.
1- People who do not operate in the Spirit (Lost or Carnal believer) are unable to receive the Spirit’s instructions.
2- Christians who are living under the Spirit’s control see things as they truly are and make accurate judgments about all things.
3- The world has no way to accurately understand or judge spiritual believers.
4- Believers who are walking in the spirit can understand the Lord’s thoughts because we have the mind of Christ.
CONCLUSION:
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