He That Is Spiritual

9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.

16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? but we have the mind of Christ.

1 Corinthians 2:9-16

But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.

In our day there is much talk about spirituality. What, exactly, does that mean? We do seem to have a vague understanding that there are two sides to a person: their physical side, and their spiritual side. The Bible has much to say about spirituality; in the Daily Bible Devotions to come we will study this topic in great detail. I believe we cannot understand 1 Corinthians 2:15 without a proper understanding of Biblical instruction on the topic of spirituality.

As an introduction, 1 Corinthians 2:16 gives an undeniable truth. For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? but we have the mind of Christ. According to this verse, to be spiritual from a Biblical understanding is to have the mind of Christ. A spiritual person puts a priority on heavenly things.

As a child I often heard the phrase, "He is so heavenly minded that he does no earthly good." The Bible approaches this phrase from the opposite point of view. "He is so earthly minded that he does no heavenly good."

In the coming weeks we will discuss such topics as: spiritual abundance, spiritual adultery, spiritual beauty, spiritual deafness, spiritual food, spiritual freedom, spiritual power, spiritual rest, and many more. My goal is to gain the right understanding of the true meaning of spirituality that I may grow in Christ and walk closer to Him. Come along with me as we study this topic in depth together. Our first series of devotions will cover the topic, Spiritual abundance.

But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? but we have the mind of Christ.