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● Eph 1:15-17 . . Having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you, and your love for all the saints, I do not cease giving thanks for you, while making mention of you in my prayers; that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him.
Paul's prayer spoke of knowledge as separate from wisdom and revelation. In other words; it's possible for somebody to graduate from a theological seminary knowing the whole Bible from cover to cover while at the same time not knowing how Christ would interpret it and/or apply it.
In 1Cor 2:10-14 Paul spoke of combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words. Well there are spiritual words aplenty in Bibles; which are readily available on the cheap from thrift stores; but the spiritual thoughts to go with those spiritual words are not so easily obtained because they're tucked away in the mind of Christ.
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God's wisdom is hidden in a mystery(I Cor 2:7). We need a spiritual mind to solve these mysteries. As someone just mentioned God's word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. We just need to follow the Light of the world.
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● Deut 29:2-5 . . Moses summoned all the Israelites and said to them:
. . .You have seen with your own eyes everything the Lord did in Egypt to Pharaoh and all his servants and his whole country-- all the great tests of strength, the miraculous signs, and the amazing wonders. But to this day the Lord has not given you minds that understand, nor eyes that see, nor ears that hear!
By the time Moses made that statement, Israel had the Ten Commandments plus all but the final book of the Pentateuch, i.e. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers. After all that adventure, all their experiences, and all that scripture in their midst and at their disposal; how could Moses possibly say that their minds lacked understanding, their eyes were blind, and their ears deaf?
Pretty amazing isn't it? Neither miracles, nor wonders, nor tests of strength between God and Egypt, nor the Ten Commandments, nor their God-given scriptures, had made any improvement whatsoever in the Jews' spiritual condition.
God's wisdom is hidden in a mystery(I Cor 2:7). We need a spiritual mind to solve these mysteries. As someone just mentioned God's word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. We just need to follow the Light of the world.
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Originally Posted by pcamps
Where is he?.
In the bible. Just rub it's pages together, and out pops the Light.
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