What Spirit Opens Your Eyes?

I Cor. 2:10b The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. ¹¹ For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. ¹² What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us. ¹³ This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.^c]">[c] ¹⁴ The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit. ¹⁵ The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments, ¹⁶ for,

“Who has known the mind of the Lord
so as to instruct him?”^d]">[d]

But we have the mind of Christ.

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So I read this chapter today, and it made me think about something. This passage tells us that we don't have the mind of God within us naturally; however, if we have the Spirit, then God's mind is revealed to us. It also says that people who don't have the Spirit consider the things of God as foolishness.

Well, . . . Christians aren't the only people who don't make sense to the world. I mean, think of shows like South Park and Family Guy and you will see that they make fun of other religions too. So . . . apparently, there are other spirits that we can "have" that can "open our eyes" to wisdom that seems like foolishness to outsiders. Talk to a hippy and you will instantly see what I'm talking about, . . . man. During a drug-induced high, people tend to feel that they are thinking "deeply" about the world around them. But from the outside, their thoughts are ridiculous. Maybe drugs are dangerous for more reasons than your mom originally thought.

Religions like Buddhism say things that seem to be deep and enlightening, but if you really think about them, they are utter nonsense. For example, my meditating for hours a day and thinking good thoughts seems like a nice thing to do, but practically, just because I think something nice doesn't actually make my environment any nicer. Furthermore, suppose my environment did change for the better? There is no way to prove the link between its improvement and my meditation.

Another thing. This passage seems pretty scary, considering the fact that cult leaders always tend to refer to this passage when they are making their "no one understands us, but that's okay" speeches. For a moment while I was reading, I started to worry that this passage and others like it were just explaining away non-provable aspects of my faith. I think that's where Satan has really done a number on this concept. He has lied so much to so many people over the years by allowing man to create religions that seem to pattern this same "no one understands us" credo. It's a good thing that God has proved Himself time and again and to more than an elite few, so those of us who are indwelt by the Spirit can discern.

Anyways, maybe this isn't the best blog or anything . . . but it was just a thought I had when I was reading. I hope I didn't make anyone paranoid about their faith. Tell you what. If it bothers you, call out to God right now and ask Him to reveal His Truth to you.

I have every faith He will.

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