"But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ."
In the first part of today's quote deals with the fact that the children of God have a spiritual insight into the things of God that unbelievers simply don't have. That is because, by being born again in spirit, we are *baptized (*Immersed) into the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ, or more literally, we are *immersed into the Holy Triune of God. That *baptism, or *immersion, instills us with the insight and mind power of the Holy Spirit.
(* The use of the terms baptized, baptism or immersion, does NOT in any way refer to the use of water in any manner.)
We are assured of our extra insight by what Paul said in the last sentence of Today's quote; "we have the mind of Christ.". I don't believe there is a more profound statement made in the entirety of the bible. Paul, in essence, said that those of us whom have accepted God's saving grace literally "have the mind of Christ", and therefore, we the born atain, are able to see into spiritual things, (The "mystery" of the doctrine of Jesus Christ) whereas those who reject Jesus Christ, cannot.~
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