"The man without The Spirit does not accept the things that come from The Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned." 1 Corinthians 2:14 (NIV)
The Apostle Paul told the Christians in Corinth that non-believers cannot understand the things of God because they lack the gift of discernment which is given to believers by The Holy Spirit.
There are those today who say that The Bible and belief in God is foolishness. Non-believers are quick to question and discredit The Bible and those of us who believe it is the true Word of a living God. The prophets said that there would be people who had eyes but could not see, and who had ears but could not hear. (Isaiah 6:9-10, Jeremiah 5:21, & Ezekiel 12:2) Jesus, The Christ, said the same thing when He explained why He spoke in parables. (Matthew 13:13-17) Wisdom and understanding come from God. (Job 12:13, Proverbs 2:6, & Proverbs 9:10) We only understand as God gives us insight and enlightenment, and He illuminates things for us. In order to understand and accept the things of God, we must first believe in God. We will only understand it all after we see Him face to face.
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