1 Corinthians 2:14

Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged.
American Standard Version

Treated in 11 passages across the library.

  1. How to Bring Men to Christ · R. A. Torrey

    Dealing with Professed Skeptics and Infidels cites 1 Cor. ii. 14

    …e—them that perish—and the reason it is foolishness to you is because you are perishing.” 1 Cor. ii. 14, can be used in a similar way. A worker was one night dealing with a man who said to him …

  2. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    Discourse I cites 1 Cor. 2:14

    …tion of the Apostle, that “he cannot know them, because they are spiritually discerned;” [1 Cor. 2:14] even by spiritual senses, which the natural man hath not. 12. “But how shall I know that…

  3. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The New Birth cites 1 Cor. 2:14

    …irit" he cannot see or receive. "They are foolishness unto him, and he cannot know them" (1 Cor. 2:14). His affections are corrupt, he loves the things he ought to hate and hates the things h…

  4. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Holy Spirit Bearing Witness to Jesus Christ cites 1 Corinthians 2:14

    …with that spiritual blindness that possesses every mind unenlightened by the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 2:14). We go over it again, and still he does not see it. We go over it again, and his face li…

  5. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    IV. Gracious affections do arise from the mind's being enlightened, richly and spiritually to understand or apprehend divine things cites 1 Cor. 2:14

    …scerning of divine things, that natural men have nothing of, which the apostle speaks of, 1 Cor. 2:14: "But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolish…

  6. Feasting at the table · Gareth Evans

    In Him cites 1 Cor 2:14

    …subject to Him. Natural man cannot receive such a revelation – it is foolishness to him. (1 Cor 2:14) Ephesians 1:11: We have received an inheritance in Him. Not earned or as a reward! Ours …

  7. He Holds My Tomorrows · Gareth Evans

    Three Kinds of Faith cites 1 Corinthians 2:14

    …ly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned” (1 Corinthians 2:14). Thus, it is that patience for example, has little to do with patiently waiting for the …

  8. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Regenerating Work of the Holy Spirit cites 1 Corinthians 2:14

    …ly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.” 1 Corinthians 2:14.) With affections that are disconnected from God, loving the things that we ought to hate…

  9. Talks to the Farmer · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Joy of Harvest cites 1 Corinthians 2:14

    …natural person does not accept the things of God, because they are spiritually discerned. 1 Corinthians 2:14 But oh, the happiness of knowing that Christ is yours, and of being close to him. To touc…

  10. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Holy Spirit as a Teacher cites 1 Corinthians 2:14

    …y to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.” (1 Corinthians 2:14). Not only is the Holy Spirit the Author of revelation, the written Word of God: He is al…

  11. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Spirit, Soul, and Body cites 1 Corinthians 2:14

    …otion, or will rather than the human spirit under the Holy Spirit. The language drew from 1 Corinthians 2:14, where the ASV says “the natural man” does not receive the things of the Spirit of God. T…

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