R E A D 

I Corinthians 2:14-3:3| “But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means. Those who are spiritual can evaluate all things, but they themselves cannot be evaluated by others. For, “Who can know the Lord’s thoughts? Who knows enough to teach him?” But we understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ. Paul and Apollos, Servants of Christ. Dear brothers and sisters, when I was with you I couldn’t talk to you as I would to spiritual people. I had to talk as though you belonged to this world or as though you were infants in Christ. I had to feed you with milk, not with solid food, because you weren’t ready for anything stronger. And you still aren’t ready, for you are still controlled by your sinful nature. You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn’t that prove you are controlled by your sinful nature? Aren’t you living like people of the world?”

R E F L E C T 

1. The Bible says the Holy Spirit is the power source to our spiritual life. 
2. No one knows the plans God has for us!
3. The Spirit is from God and lets us know what God wants us to know. These verses emphasize that the Spirit actually is God.

R E S P O N D 

1. As you consider the three people described in 1 Corinthians 2:14–3:3, which one best describes you and why?
2. Which kind of person would you like to be and why?
3. In verse 10, how does God’s Spirit help us experience God’s plans for us?
4. What do we learn about God’s Spirit in verses 11–13?