THE MIND OF CHRIST
1 Corinthians 2:1-16
I. A SIMPLE MESSAGE (vs. 1-5)
a. How did Paul describe himself and his message? __________________________________________
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b. What was his message? ______________________________________________________________
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c. Who did Paul want to be recognized and focused on as he preached? _________________________
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II. A MAN’S HEART AND MIND (vs. 6-12)
a. Who does Paul indicate can understand wisdom? _________________________________________
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b. Who could not understand God’s wisdom and what was the result? ____________________________
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c. Who reveals the wisdom of God? …and for what purpose? _________________________________
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d. What does the phrase “no one knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in
him” mean? _________________________________________________________________________
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III. THE MIND OF CHRIST (vs. 13-16)
a. As Christians what Spirit have we received? ____________________________________________
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b. What does the Spirit enable us to know? _______________________________________________
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c. Compare verse 16 with Job 40:1-2. What caution is indicated? ______________________________
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d. What does verse 16 mean “we have the mind of Christ?” __________________________________
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IV. Application: The Holy Spirit indwells believers giving a spiritual dimension to what we can understand,
see, hear, and know. Philippians 2:5-11 tells us what the mind of Christ will yield in a believer’s life.
What things will be evident? ____________________________________________________________
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