Do you know what it feels like to be "shown up?" We all do. But the shame is far greater, it seems, when unbelievers show more honor than we do as Christians. It's an uncomfortable reminder to us that God didn't choose us for how good we are.
'When we become Christians we go through a similar process in relation to our intellectual perspectives on the major issues of life. God renews our minds as we immerse ourselves in the biblical story. This is a necessary part of our growth as disciples because we are called to "love the Lord our God with all our ...minds."'
God's Word Today Daily Web Devotional from Dr. Boice
All week we have been examining 1 Corinthians 2:6-16. Have you discovered the main point that Paul is making? He stresses that the basis of all communication, the basis on which regeneration takes place, and the point at which we have illumination by the Spirit is the Word of God, the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments.
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Do you know what it feels like to be "shown up?" We all do. But the shame is far greater, it seems, when unbelievers show more honor than we do as Christians. It's an uncomfortable reminder to us that God didn't choose us for how good we are.
