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.
1 Un tā arī es, pie jums nākdams, nenācu ar augstu valodu vai gudrību, nesdams jums Dieva liecību. 2 Jo es jūsu starpā negribēju neko citu zināt kā vien Jēzu Kristu un to pašu krustā sistu. 3 Un es ierados pie jums nespēkā, bailēs un lielā nedrošībā. 4 Un mana runa un mana sludināšana nenotika pārliecinošos gudrības vārdos, bet gara un spēka izpausmē, 5 lai jūsu ticība nebūtu pamatota cilvēku gudrībā, bet Dieva spēkā. 6 Gudrību arī mēs sludinām, bet pilnīgajiem, ne šīs pasaules gudrību, ne arī šīs pasaules valdnieku gudrību, kas lemti iznīcībai, 7 bet mēs sludinām Dieva gudrību noslēpumā, apslēpto gudrību, ko Dievs paredzējis no mūžības laikiem, lai mūs celtu godā. 8 To nav atzinis neviens šīs pasaules valdnieks; jo, ja tie to būtu atzinuši, tad tie nebūtu krustā situši godības Kungu. 9 Bet tā ir, kā rakstīts: ko acs nav redzējusi un auss nav dzirdējusi un kas neviena cilvēka sirdī nav nācis, to Dievs ir sagatavojis tiem, kas Viņu mīl. - 10 Mums Dievs to ir atklājis ar Savu Garu, jo Gars izdibina visas lietas, arī Dieva dziļumus. 11 Jo kurš cilvēks zina, kas ir cilvēkā, kā vien cilvēka gars, kas ir viņā. Tāpat arī neviens nespēj izprast to, kas ir Dievā, kā vien Dieva Gars. 12 Bet mēs neesam dabūjuši pasaules garu, bet to Garu, kas nāk no Dieva, lai saprastu, ko Dievs mums dāvājis. 13 To mēs nerunājam ar cilvēcīgas gudrības vārdiem, bet ar vārdiem, ko Gars māca, garīgas lietas garīgi apspriezdami. 14 Miesīgais cilvēks nesatver to, kas nāk no Dieva Gara; jo tas viņam ir ģeķība, viņš to nevar saprast, jo tas ir garīgi apspriežams. 15 Garīgais cilvēks izdibina visas lietas, bet viņu pašu neviens neizdibina. 16 Jo kas ir atzinis Tā Kunga prātu, lai Viņam varētu dot padomu? Bet mums ir Kristus prāts.
