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The message of 1Corinthians for today
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#6 The Spirit who Reveals Mysteries 1Corinthians 2:7 – 12

2. #6 The Spirit who Reveals Mysteries
1Corinthians 2:7 – 12
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What no eye has seen...
No ear has heard...
No mind conceived...
is revealed to us. (v10)

3. “something hidden from most but revealed by God to a few”
#6 The Spirit who Reveals Mysteries
1Corinthians 2:7 – 12
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v7 we declare God’s wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden...v6)
Mystery
“something hidden from most but revealed by God to a few”
Eg. Daniel 2:27,47
Daniel 2:47 ‘Surely your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this mystery.’

4. “something hidden from most but revealed by God to a few”
#6 The Spirit who Reveals Mysteries
1Corinthians 2:7 – 12
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v7 we declare God’s wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden...v6)
Mystery
“something hidden from most but revealed by God to a few”
Eg. Daniel 2:27,47
The gospel of Jesus is hidden in the Old Testament
The gospel of Jesus is hidden today
(2Corinthians 4:4, John 8:47, Ephesians 2:1)

5. Holy Spirit coming to live inside
#6 The Spirit who Reveals Mysteries
1Corinthians 2:7 – 12
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But how is the gospel of Jesus revealed to us???
Only Your spirit knows your thoughts. (v11a)
Only God’s Spirit knows His thoughts. (v11b)
God thinks about his Son a lot!
God gives his Spirit to live in us, so we can understand how he feels about his Son. (v12)
Holy Spirit coming to live inside =
Regeneration
Being born again