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1 Corinthians 2:16

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

1 Corinthians 2:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 2:16

Theological / Devotional

Mind of the Lord. The first part of this verse is a quotation from Isa. 40:13. No unregenerate man can understand the divine operations; hence he is not in a position to teach the spiritual man, who is under the tuition of the Holy Spirit. Those who are spiritual have the Holy Spirit within them, who teaches them the deep things of God.

Mind of Christ. We are, by the Spirit, united to Christ, for the Holy Spirit’s presence is the same as the presence of Jesus (see John 14:16–19); therefore we “have the mind of Christ” (see Phil. 2:5). By the Holy Spirit Jesus dwells in the believer and works in and through him (Gal. 2:20; Eph. 3:17; Phil. 2:13).

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