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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:15

Judgeth all things . If he can judge the higher, lie can of course judge the lower. Being spiritual, he becomes intellectual also, as well as more than intellectual. He can see into the difference between the dream and the reality; he can no longer take the shadow for the substance. He can not only decide about ordinary matters, but can also "discriminate the transcendent,'' i.e. see that which is best even in different alternatives of good. "The secret of the Lord is with them that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:15

The judging faculty. "He that is spiritual" is he in whom the Spirit of God dwells, pervading his spirit with a light and quickening it to a life above that of nature. This higher spirit life has many marks of distinction. It is one of these to which the apostle here gives prominence. Two things are affirmed of the spiritual man— I. HIS POWER TO JUDGE . The attitude of mind suggested is an inquiring, critical, testing attitude—an attitude in which it holds its faith in abeyance... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:16

Who hath known the mind of the Lord? "The Lord" is Jehovah (see Isaiah 40:13 , LXX .; Romans 11:34 ). This is the reason why no one can judge the spiritual man in his spiritual life. To do so is like judging God. We have the mind of Christ. So Christ himself had told the apostles ( John 15:15 ); and St. Paul always claimed to have been taught by direct revelation from Christ ( Galatians 1:11 , Galatians 1:12 ). They had the Spirit of Christ ( Romans 8:9 ), and therefore... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:16

"The mind of Christ." Some professed Christians have the name, and only the name, of Christ. Some are satisfied to have in sacramental bread what represents the body of Christ. "We," says the apostle, and all true Christians will in a lowly grateful spirit unite in the same profession—"we have the mind of Christ." I. WHAT IS MEANT BY " THE MIND OF CHRIST "? His earthly ministry, his counsels and promises to his disciples, his willing sacrifice, revealed that mind;... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:14

But the natural man - ψυχικὸς, δὲ ἄνθρωπος psuchikos de anthrōpos. The word “natural” here stands opposed evidently to “spiritual.” It denotes those who are governed and influenced by the natural instincts; the animal passions and desires, in opposition to those who are influenced by the Spirit of God. It refers to unregenerate people; but it has also not merely the idea of their being unregenerate, but that of their being influenced by the animal passions or desires. See the note on 1... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:15

But he that is spiritual - The man who is enlightened by the Holy Spirit in contradistinction from him who is under the influence of the senses only.Judgeth - Greek: “Discerns.” (margin); the same word as in the previous verse. It means that the spiritual man has a discernment of these truths in regard to which the sensual man was blind and ignorant.All things - Not absolutely all things; or not that he is omniscient; but that he has a view of those things to which the apostle had reference -... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:16

For who hath known ... - This passage is quoted from Isaiah 40:13. The interrogative form is a strong mode of denying that anyone has ever known the mind of the Lord. The argument of Paul is this, “No one can understand God. No one can fully comprehend his plans, his feelings, his views, his designs. No one by nature, under the influence of sense and passion, is either disposed to investigate his truths, or loves them when they are revealed. But the Christian is influenced by God. He has his... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 2:14

1 Corinthians 2:14. But the natural man The man who has only the powers of nature, the faculties derived from Adam, but not a supernatural principle of saving grace; who has a soul in his body, (as the word ψυχικος , derived from ψυχη , a soul, implies,) but no divine inspiration in that soul; or who is not truly enlightened and renewed by the Word and Spirit of God, and therefore has no other way of obtaining knowledge but by his senses and natural understanding; receiveth not Does not... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 2:15-16

1 Corinthians 2:15-16. But he that is spiritual Whose mind is enlightened, and his heart renewed by the Spirit of God; judgeth Or rather discerneth; all things Namely, all the things of God whereof we have been speaking; yet he himself is judged Is discerned; by no man, by no natural men; they neither understand what he is, nor what he says, while, perhaps, they are very forward and confident in their censures of him: he remains, says Doddridge, like a man endowed with sight among... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:1-16

Worldly and spiritual wisdom (2:1-16)Paul reminds the Corinthians that when he was among them he did not try to impress them with any great show of learning. He preached the plain gospel without trying to make it attractive to any one class of people (2:1-2). During his time in Corinth, Paul had been physically weak and lacked his usual boldness. As a result his preaching was not at all impressive. Yet this was no great disappointment to him, because he wanted his converts to stand in the power... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:15

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:15

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:16

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 2:14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 2:15-16

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:1-16

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