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The Gift of Spiritual Discernment
Commentators explain that the "spiritual person" is anyone regenerated and enlightened by the Holy Spirit. Their ability to "judge all things" isn't about worldly knowledge but refers to a Spirit-given capacity to discern and understand spiritual truths, such as the gospel and the nature of God, which are incomprehensible to those without the Spirit.
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1 Corinthians
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Corinthians 2:15
18th Century
Theologian
But he that is spiritual. This refers to the person who is enlightened by the Holy Spirit, in contrast to the one who is under the influen…
AT Robertson
On 1 Corinthians 2:15
Judgeth all things (ανακρινε παντα). The spiritual man (ο πνευματικος) is qualified to sift, to examine, to decide rightly, becaus…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Corinthians 2:15
19th Century
Bishop
He that is spiritual.—The spiritual man judges all spiritual truth, but he himself is judged by none who are not spiritua…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 Corinthians 2:15
In contrast to the unregenerate, persons who are guided by the Spirit draw discerning conclusions about all kinds of spiritual things, but such spi…
John Calvin
On 1 Corinthians 2:15
16th Century
Theologian
But the spiritual man judgeth all things. Having stripped human carnal judgment of all authority, he now teaches that the spiritual
John Gill
On 1 Corinthians 2:15
17th Century
Pastor
But he that is spiritual
Meaning not any particular individual person, not the pope of Rome, as his adherents vainly…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Corinthians 2:10–16
17th Century
Minister
God has revealed true wisdom to us by His Spirit. Here is a proof of the Divine authority of the Holy Scriptures (2 Peter 1:21). In pro…