Scripture

We understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ.

Observation

Paul is not using words that come from human wisdom. He uses words that come from the Holy Spirit, spiritual language to express spiritual truths.

People who don’t know Jesus do not have the Holy Spirit, and so they cannot receive these spiritual truths. It all sounds like nonsense to them.

Those who have the Spirit of God can evaluate all things, but cannot themselves be evaluated. Nobody can know the thoughts of the Lord, but we have the mind of Christ,

Application

There are so many things that seem obvious to christian thinkers that seem like nonsense to unbelievers because their minds have been darkened by the devil.

One such thing is how can the universe exist without a creator? Non-christians assume it all just happened by itself. Everything came from nothing without a pre-existing creator. It seems silly to those who have faith, but it is the only true explanation possible for the unbeliever.

Similarly, nobody can understand the truth about sin, salvation, grace, the cross, the resurrection of all believers, and so on, unless God gives the understanding.

The Holy Spirit gives grace to understand the spiritual truths. He gives us words and ideas to express facts that cannot be understood with the natural, sinful mind.

There is an element of faith in this. Faith is the work we do in understanding the truth of the gospel, but it Is the Holy Spirit who make sit possible for us to understand,

Prayer

How awesome it is that we have the mind of Christ! Thank you Lord for sharing your thinking with me. Help me to have all of my actions informed by you. Amen.