FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT?
“The Spirit we have received is not the world’s spirit but God’s Spirit.” –1 Corinthians 2:12 The Spirit: • “scrutinizes all matters” (1 Cor 2:10), • alone “knows what lies at the depths of God” (1 Cor 2:11), • helps “us to recognize the gifts He has given us” (1 Cor 2:12), • teaches us the words with which to speak of spiritual things (1 Cor 2:13), and • makes it possible for us to “have the mind of Christ” (1 Cor 2:16). We are trapped in ignorance, confusion, and a superficial relationship with the Lord unless we are docile...