Study Desk

Now we do speak wisdom among the mature, but wisdom not of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are perishing,

but we speak the hidden wisdom of God in a mystery, which God predestined before the ages for our glory,

But just as it is written, "Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, and have not entered into the heart of man, all that God has prepared for those who love him."

Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, in order that we may know the things freely given to us by God,

things which we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things to spiritual people.

But the natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he is not able to understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Now the spiritual person discerns all things, but he himself is judged by no one.

"For who has known the mind of the Lord; who has advised him?" But we have the mind of Christ.

And I, brothers, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual people, but as to fleshly people, as to infants in Christ.

I gave you milk to drink, not solid food, for you were not yet able to eat it. But now you are still not able,

I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing it to grow.

So then, neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who is causing it to grow.

Now the one who plants and the one who waters are one, but each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building upon it. But each one must direct his attention to how he is building upon it.

If anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, but so as through fire.

But to me it is a very little matter that I be judged by you or by a human court, but I do not even judge myself.

For I am conscious of nothing against myself, but not by this am I vindicated. But the one who judges me is the Lord.

For who concedes you superiority? And what do you have that you did not receive? But if indeed you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it?

We are fools for the sake of Christ, but you are prudent in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, but we are dishonored!

I am not writing these things to shame you, but admonishing you as my dear children.