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1 Corinthians 02 Translation Questions
Q? In what manner did Paul come to the Corinthians when he proclaimed the hidden truths of God?
A. Paul did not come with elegant speech or wisdom when he proclaimed the hidden truths of God. [2:1]
Q? What did Paul decide to know when he was among the Corinthians?
A. Paul decided to know nothing except Jesus Christ, and him crucified. [2:2]
Q? Why was Paul's word and his proclamation done with the demonstration of the Spirit and of power rather than with persuasive words of wisdom?
A. This was so that their faith might not be in the wisdom of humans, but in the power of God. [2:4-5]
Q? What wisdom did Paul and those with him speak?
A. They spoke God's wisdom in hidden truth–the hidden wisdom that God predestined before the ages for our glory. [2:7]
Q? If the rulers of Paul's time had known God's wisdom what would they not have done?
A. If those rulers had known God's wisdom they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. [2:8]
Q? How did Paul and those with him know God's wisdom?
A. God revealed those things to them through the Spirit. [2:10]
Q? Who knows the deep things of God?
A. Only the Spirit of God knows the deep things of God. [2:11]
Q? What is one reason that Paul and those with him received the Spirit who is from God?
A. They received the Spirit who is from God so that they might know the things freely given to us by God. [2:12]
Q? Why can't the unspiritual person receive or know the things that belong to the Spirit of God?
A. The unspiritual person can't receive them because they are foolishness to him and he cannot know them because they are spiritually discerned. [2:14]
Q? Whose mind did Paul say the ones who believed in Jesus have?
A. Paul said they have the mind of Christ. [2:16]