07 What Paul Means by ‘God’s Hidden Wisdom’ (1 Corinthians 2:6-16)

What does it really mean to have “the mind of Christ,” and how does the Holy Spirit actually give us wisdom today? In this episode on 1 Corinthians 2:6–16, Krisan Marotta unpacks Paul’s argument that true wisdom is not found in impressive rhetoric or private spiritual impressions, but in God’s once-hidden, now-revealed plan of salvation in Christ—entrusted to the apostles and received by believers through the Spirit’s work of understanding. In this week’s episode, we explore:How Paul shifts from rejecting the Corinthians’ idea of “wisdom” to reclaiming the word as God’s wisdom revealed in Christ crucified Why the rulers and elites of “this age” completely misjudged Jesus—and what their role in crucifying “the Lord of glory” shows about worldly wisdom What Paul means by calling the gospel a “mystery”: not something complicated for experts, but a once-hidden plan of God now made known through ChristHow 1 Corinthians 2:9 summarizes an Old Testament theme about truths we could never discover on our own apart from God’s revelation The crucial distinction between revelation (given to apostles and prophets) and understanding (given to those who humbly receive their message)Why the repeated “we” in this passage points first to Paul and the apostles, and how that shapes our reading of “we have the mind of Christ” The contrast between the “natural” person who finds the gospel foolish and the “spiritual” person whose eyes have been opened by the SpiritHow this passage challenges popular Christian ideas about God giving constant private instructions, and instead calls us back to serious, Spirit-enabled engagement with Scripture After listening, you’ll come away with a clearer grasp of how God has chosen to make his wisdom known: through Christ, through the apostles who spoke by the Spirit, and through the written Word that still speaks today. You’ll be encouraged to trust the sufficiency of Scripture, to resist chasing “secret” guidance or spiritual shortcuts, and to ask the Spirit to grow in you the humble, receptive heart of the “spiritual” person who learns to see all of life in light of the gospel. Series: 1 Corinthians: Pride & Prejudice in the ChurchMost people fail at Bible study because no one ever taught them how. Bible Study Boot Camp fixes that: one short email a day for a week, plus a worksheet you can use on any passage for the rest of your life.Sign up for Bible Study Boot Camp