Telling about Christ and the Cross
1 Friends, when I came and told you the mystery that God had shared with us, I didn't use big words or try to sound wise. 2 In fact, while I was with you, I made up my mind to speak only about Jesus Christ, who had been nailed to a cross.
3 At first, I was weak and trembling with fear. 4 When I talked with you or preached, I didn't try to prove anything by sounding wise. I simply let God's Spirit show his power. 5 That way you would have faith because of God's power and not because of human wisdom.
6 We do use wisdom when speaking to people who are mature in their faith. But it isn't the wisdom of this world or of its rulers, who will soon disappear. 7 We speak of God's hidden and mysterious wisdom that God decided to use for our glory long before the world began. 8 The rulers of this world didn't know anything about this wisdom. If they had known about it, they would not have nailed the glorious Lord to a cross. 9 But it is just as the Scriptures say,
“What God has planned
for people who love him
is more than eyes have seen
or ears have heard.
It has never even
entered our minds!”
10 God's Spirit has shown you everything. His Spirit finds out everything, even what is deep in the mind of God. 11 You are the only one who knows what is in your own mind, and God's Spirit is the only one who knows what is in God's mind. 12 But God has given us his Spirit. This is why we don't think the same way that the people of this world think. This is also why we can recognize the blessings God has given us.
13 Every word we speak was taught to us by God's Spirit, not by human wisdom. And this same Spirit helps us teach spiritual things to spiritual people. 14 This is why only someone who has God's Spirit can understand spiritual blessings. Anyone who doesn't have God's Spirit thinks these blessings are foolish. 15 People who are guided by the Spirit can make all kinds of judgments, but they cannot be judged by others. 16 The Scriptures ask,
“Has anyone ever known
the thoughts of the Lord
or given him advice?”
But we understand what Christ is thinking.
Sludināšana par krustā sisto Kristu
1 Es, brāļi, nebiju ieradies pie jums sludināt Dieva noslēpumu ar izmeklētiem vārdiem vai gudrību. 2 Es apņēmos pie jums citu neko nezināt kā vien Jēzu Kristu, krustā sisto. 3 Nespēkā, ar lielām bailēm un drebēšanu es ierados pie jums, 4 un mana runa un mana sludināšana nav pārliecinošā gudrībā, bet Gara un spēka izpausmē, 5 lai jūsu ticība nebūtu cilvēku gudrībā, bet Dieva spēkā.
Patiesā gudrība no Dieva Gara
6 Mēs sludinām gudrību pilnīgajiem. Tā nav nedz šīs pasaules, nedz tās iznīcīgo valdnieku gudrība. 7 Bet mēs sludinām Dieva gudrību, kas noslēpumā apslēpta, ko Dievs bija paredzējis mūsu godībai, vēl pirms pasaule tapa. 8 Gudrību, ko neviens no šīs pasaules valdniekiem nav atzinis; ja viņi būtu atzinuši, viņi nebūtu krustā situši godības Kungu. 9 Ir tā, kā rakstīts: ko neviena acs nav redzējusi un neviena auss nav dzirdējusi, kas neviena cilvēka sirdī nav nācis, to Dievs ir sagatavojis tiem, kas viņu mīl. – 10 Bet mums Dievs to atklājis caur savu Garu, jo Gars izdibina visu, arī Dieva dziļumus. 11 Kurš cilvēks gan īsti pazīst cilvēku, ja ne cilvēka gars, kas ir viņā? Tāpat arī Dievu neviens īsti nepazīst kā vien Dieva Gars. 12 Un mēs neesam saņēmuši šīs pasaules garu, bet Garu, kas nāk no Dieva, lai spētu zināt to, kas mums dāvināts no Dieva. 13 Un to mēs runājam nevis cilvēciskas gudrības, bet Gara mācītos vārdos, garīgo izskaidrodami garīgi. 14 Miesiskais cilvēks nespēj uzņemt to, kas nāk no Dieva Gara, jo tas viņam ir muļķība. Viņš nevar to saprast, jo tas ir izdibināms garīgi. 15 Turpretī garīgais cilvēks izdibina visu, bet viņu neviens nevar izdibināt. 16 Kas gan ir aptvēris Kunga prātu. Kas viņu pamācīs? Bet mums ir Kristus prāts.
