Sermon
If We Understood the Spirit
Mercy Hill Church - Cincinnati
Speaker: Ernie Bonnoitt
June 17, 2024 · 38 min
Summary
Paul distinguishes between earthly wisdom and spiritual wisdom, emphasizing that spiritual wisdom comes from God through the Holy Spirit, not from human effort or intellect. Believers receive this wisdom as a gift, not through achievement, and should therefore approach it with humility rather than pride. The spiritual person, indwelt by God's Spirit, can discern spiritual truths that appear as folly to the unregenerate world.
Highlights
Where earthly wisdom is earned, spiritual wisdom is given. I can't boast in what was given to me. Therefore my posture should be humility.
A believer always has true north because they have the Holy Spirit dwelling within them. The natural man is like a man who lost his compass and doesn't know where true north is.
Your wisdom is different. Your worldview is different. And you are actually different. So you should actually live different.