1 Corinthians 2:15

But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, and he himself is judged of no man.

'spiritual' -the person who accepts the revelation from the Spirit, i.e. the person who believes and has embraced the word of God.

'judgeth all things' -'appraises all things' (NASV); 'can find out the real value of everything' (Beck).

'all things' -all things that pertain to salvation, all things that are vital for his relationship with God. He is able to properly evaluate the importance of many common things in everyday life. Money, relationships, spouse, children, etc..(Hebrews 5:14; Psalms 119:99). And the key to this ability, isn't any inherent wisdom in himself, but his acceptance of the Word of God and the willingness to apply what it teaches to daily living.

'he himself' -the person obeys the revelation, i.e follows the Bible.

'is judged of no man' -'he is properly valued by none' (Ber) (Hebrews 11:38). The world does 'judge' the Christian, it does make. judgement about him. 'That is, those who aren't Christ's don't know how to understand him. The natural man regards him as an enigma...the spiritual man is marching to Another drummer.' (McGuiggan p. 47)

Points to Note:

1. The person who has rejected the gospel, has just labeled themselves as an unqualified assessor of "value". Why are we so concerned about human "approval", when those same people can't even properly assess the value of the word of God?

2. 'The profane person cannot understand holiness; but the holy person can well understand the depths of evil.' (Fee p. 118)

3. The Christian is qualified to talk about the life of sin, but the non-Christian isn't qualified to ridicule the life in Christ.

4. So, who should we be listening to? If we are needing advice about an important decision in life, whose counsel should we seek?