1 Corinthians 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. WE HAVE RECEIVED, NOT THE SPIRIT OF THE WORLD - the "spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience" (Ephesians 2:2). This spirit is natural in the unregenerate, and needs not to be received (Ezekiel 13:3; 1 John 4:4). SPIRIT WHICH IS OF [ ek (G1537)] GOD - i:e., which comes FROM God. We have received it only by the gift of God, whose Spirit it is ...

12._Now we have received, not the spirit of the world _He heightens by contrast the certainty of which he had made mention. “The Spirit of revelation,” says he, “which we have received, is not of the world, so as to be merely creeping upon the ground, so as to be subject to vanity, or be in suspense, or vary or fluctuate, or hold us in doubt and perplexity. On the contrary, it is from God, and hence it is above all heavens, of solid and unvarying truth, and placed above all risk of doubt.” It is a passage that is most abundantly clear, for refuting that diabolical doctrine of the Sophists as to a constant hesitancy on the part of believers. For they require all believers to be in doubt, whether they are in the grace of God or not, and allow of no assurance of salvation, but what hangs on moral or probable conjecture. In this, however, they overthrow faith in two respects: for _first _the...

10-16 God has revealed true wisdom to us by his Spirit. Here is a proof of the Divine authority of the Holy Scriptures, 2 Peter 1:21. In proof of the Divinity of the Holy Ghost, observe, that he knows all things, and he searches all things, even the deep things of God. No one can know the things of God, but his Holy Spirit, who is one with the Father and the Son, and who makes known Divine mysteries to his church. This is most clear testimony, both to the real Godhead and the distinct person of the Holy Spirit. The apostles were not guided by worldly principles. They had the revelation of these things from the Spirit of God, and the saving impression of them from the same Spirit. These things they declared in plain, simple language, taught by the Holy Spirit, totally different from the affected oratory or enticing words of man's wisdom. The natural man, the wise man of the world, receiv...

Verse 1 Corinthians 2:12. _NOW WE HAVE RECEIVED, NOT THE SPIRIT OF THE WORLD_] We, who are the genuine apostles of Christ, have received this Spirit of God, by which we know the deep things of God; and, through the teaching of that Spirit, we preach Christ crucified. We have not therefore _received the spirit of the world_-of the _Jewish_ teachers, who are all looking for a _worldly kingdom_ and a _worldly Messiah_, and interpret all the scriptures of the Old Testament which relate to Him in a _carnal_ and _worldly_ sense. _THAT WE MIGHT KNOW THE THINGS_] We receive this teaching that we may know what those supereminently excellent things are which God has purposed _freely_ to _give_ to mankind. It is evident that, as the apostle means by _princes of the world_ the rulers of the Jews,...

NOW WE HAVE RECEIVED - We who are Christians; and especially we, the apostles. The following verse shows that he had himself and the other apostles chiefly in view; though it is true of all Christians that they have received, not the spirit of this world, but the spirit which is of God. NOT THE SPIRIT OF THIS WORLD - Not the wisdom and knowledge which this world can give - not the learning and philosophy which were so much valued in Greece. The views of truth which we have, are not such as this world gives, but are such as are communicated by the Spirit of God. BUT THE SPIRIT WHICH IS OF GOD - We are under the teaching’s and influence of the Holy Spirit. THAT WE MIGHT KNOW - That we might fully understand and appreciate. The Spirit is given to us in order that we might fully understand the favors which God has confer

EXPOSITION 1 CORINTHIANS 2:1 _St. Paul's own method._ 1 CORINTHIANS 2:1 AND I; "I too;" I in accordance with God's method. WHEN I CAME TO YOU. The date of his first visit was in A.D. 52, and he had stayed a year and a half (Acts 18:11). He had since been (roughly speaking) "three years" (τριετίαν_, _Acts 20:31) at Ephesus. OF SPEECH OR OF WISDOM. I spoke to you neither oratorically nor philosophically. Hence the Apollos party, fond of the brilliant rhetoric of the young Alexandrian, spoke of Pau

NOW WE HAVE RECEIVED NOT THE SPIRIT OF THE WORLD,.... Meaning either Satan, the god of the world, the spirit that is in it, and rules over it; or the sinful carnal disposition of the men of the world, which is a spirit of covetousness, uncleanness, pride, malice, and error; or rather the carnal wisdom of the world, which is common to worldly men, lies in the knowledge of worldly things, and is pursued and exercised for worldly advantages: BUT THE SPIRIT WHICH IS OF GOD; the Holy Ghost, which proceeds from the Father and the Son, is the gift of God to his people, and whom they receive through the doctrine of faith into their hearts, as a spirit of illumination, faith, comfort, adoption, truth, and as a seal and earnest of future glory: THAT WE MIGHT KNOW THE THINGS THAT ARE FREELY GIVEN TO US OF GOD; who has given himself, his Son, and all things freely along with him, as a justifying r...

WORLD Greek, "kosmos", means "world-system". (1 Corinthians 7:31); (1 Corinthians 7:33); (John 7:7). (_ See Scofield) - (Revelation 13:8). _...

1 CORINTHIANS 2:12 ko,smou Influenced by a similar expression in ver. 1 Corinthians 2:6 (tou/ aivw/noj tou,tou) copyists added the demonstrative, producing tou/ ko,smou tou,tou (D E F G itd, g, r copsamss). The shorter text is decisively supported by î46 a A B C L P all minusculesvid vg syrp, h _al_....

CHAPTER 2 _ 1. The Apostle's Preaching. (1 Corinthians 2:1)._ 2. The Revelation of the Spirit. (1 Corinthians 2:6). 3. The Helplessness and Ignorance of the Natural Man. (1 Corinthians 2:14). The Apostle had been among them and declared unto them the testimony of God. This he had not done with excellency of speech or wisdom. He preached unto them the Person of Jesus Christ and Him crucified. He, who is the wisdom of God, in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge (Colossians 2:3), was his one theme; he determined not to know anything among them but the Person