The Mystery and The Spirit
October 18, 2009 · Filed Under Sermon Study Guides
1 Corinthians 2:6-16
- Set this passage in the bigger context of 1 Corinthians and what you have learned in this letter so far. How would you describe it set in its context?
- How is the “wisdom” of the Gospel described in vs. 7-9? Talk about each description.
- What are the implications of the fact that the mystery of the Gospel is revealed by the Spirit? Relate this to both the expectations in evangelism and the role of the evangelist.
- How might some people abuse the idea that the Spirit is a revealer? Read 1 John 2:18-27. Interpret vs. 27. What is being addressed in the context? Do we need any human teachers? (you might consider looking at 1 Corinthians 12:29; Ephesians 4:11; 1 Tim. 4:11-13; 2 Tim. 2:24)
- Describe both the natural man (psuchikos) and the spiritual man (pneumatikos). Vs. 15 says that the “spiritual man makes judgments about all things.” What things? How is he qualified to do so as opposed to the “natural man”?
- What does it mean to have the mind of Christ? Pay attention to both the context of this passage and also look at Philippians 2:5 and its context.
- Pray for God to open the minds of the lost and pray for those who are the “spiritual” (pneumatikos) to live like it in how they relate to a lost world.
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