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1 Corinthians chapter 2, verse 13.

And we impart this in words, not taught by human wisdom, but taught by the spirit,

interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual.

This is really, really important when we think about everything from just reading the Bible

to hearing the Bible taught, to teaching the Bible.

Like the things we are seeing in 1st Corinthians chapter 2 here are not natural.

They are super natural. It's what Paul is saying here. He's saying, I impart this.

Those who teach the word of God impart his word, not by human wisdom, but taught by the spirit,

like with spiritual power. That's why he says interpreting spiritual truths to those who are

spiritual, which means in order to understand and know God, in order to know how to experience

life to the full before God, under God, we need to be spiritually minded. We need to be not dependent on ourselves,

but desperate for the spirit of God, which makes sense. Like the Spirit of God, what we saw in

verse 11 in 1 Corinthians chapter 2, if the Spirit of God is the only one who knows the fullness of God, what we saw in verse 11 in 1 Corinthians chapter 2, if the Spirit of God is the only

one to know is the fullness of God. If we want to know the fullness of God, then we are desperate

for the Spirit of God, not dependent on ourselves. So when we practically open up the Bible,

we should open it up with prayer. God, help me.

God, please help me to see what I can't see on my own. Help me to understand what I can't

understand on my own. I need your spiritual wisdom. And then when we sit down and a service on a Sunday to hear the Bible

taught, or when we stand up as a pastor or someone else to teach the Bible, we are desperate for

the spirit in that moment. I think about preaching many Sundays and just asking God,

God, please do things that I don't even know to ask for, that you're going to do that I,

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