Is this perspective from my pastor proper?

Do you remember the first time you read your Bible after you believed in Christ?

I do. It was like it suddenly made sense. “Man, it makes sense now,” I told the friend who was discipling me.

1 Corinthians 2:13 explains why it suddenly made sense to me:

“And we speak about these things, not with words taught to us by human wisdom, but with those taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things to spiritual people” (NET Bible)

Paul goes on to clearly state that “the unbeliever does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him. And he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned” (2:14).

This leads me to three critical observations in the way we approach the people in our world with biblical truth:

If they’re not yet a believer, we shouldn’t try to pound them over the head with the Bible. Instead, we should focus on the Gospel of Christ–Christ died for our sins and arose. Jesus Himself promised that His Spirit is testifying of Him (John 15:26). Don’t argue with them; love them as you make the Gospel of Christ clear.

If they are a believer, we should know that they can understand the Bible. Encourage them to read it claiming 1 Corinthians 2:13. I always tell new believers that God will make sure they understand whatever it is that He knows they need to understand.

If they are a maturing believer, we should encourage them to begin studying the Bible in earnest in community (meaning in a local church that is committed to the Bible and discipleship). Just knowing that the Spirit will make the Bible clear isn’t enough. We all need to read the words the Spirit will make clear to us.

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