Reliance upon the Holy Spirit
1 Corinthians
1 Paul declares that his preaching, , 4 though it bring not excellence of speech, or of human wisdom, , 5 yet consists in the power of God, 6 and so far excels the wisdom of this world, that the natural man cannot understand it
1 Cor 1:17And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
Gal 6:14;Phi 3:8 2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
Act 18:1;2 Cor 10:1;Gal 4:13 3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
2 Pet 1:164 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
1 Pet 1:5;2 Cor 4:7 5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Eph 4:136 ¶ Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
Rom 16:25;2 Tim 1:9 7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
Act 13:278 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
Isa 64:49 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.
Rev 1:1;1 Pet 1:12;Eph 3:3,5 10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
Jer 17:9;Rom 11:33 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.
Rom 8:1512 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.
2 Pet 1:1613 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.
Jud 1:19;Rom 8:5;Mat 16:23 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.