“The simplicity of the mind of Christ is also why the world calls the Spirit’s revelation foolishness. When the unbeliever hears the simple message of the gospel and discovers it is God’s wisdom, how often does he respond in a rage, rejecting the cross as folly because it is straightforward? There we are able to see that the truth is closed off to the unbeliever, and so he responds to the gospel in anger.”
(Robb Brunansky – The Cripplegate) What does the eternal, hidden, and glorious mind of Christ mean for fallen humanity? It means the truth of the saving gospel is inaccessible to men and women left to ourselves.
Yet, the mind of Christ has not been withheld from all mankind since God has graciously revealed it to those who believe in His Son. So, how do Christians get the mind of Christ, and how do we know it? Paul answers these questions by introducing the concept of the revelation of the mind of Christ in 1 Corinthians 2:10-11.
The key word in these two verses is the word “revealed” (verse 10), indicating that Paul and the apostles did not arrive at the mind of Christ through some normal process of investigation or learning. The only way we can access the mind of Christ is through God choosing to reveal it in His grace and love by the Spirit.
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