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1 Corinthians 1 18
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but it is God’s power to us who are being saved.
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Matthew 13:11-17
He answered them,“ Because the secrets of the kingdom of heaven have been given for you to know, but it has not been given to them.For whoever has, more will be given to him, and he will have more than enough. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.For this reason I speak to them in parables, because looking they do not see, and hearing they do not listen or understand.Isaiah’s prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says: You will listen and listen, yet never understand; and you will look and look, yet never perceive.For this people’s heart has grown callous; their ears are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes; otherwise they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn back— and I would cure them.“ But your eyes are blessed because they do see, and your ears because they do hear!For I assure you: Many prophets and righteous people longed to see the things you see yet didn’t see them; to hear the things you hear yet didn’t hear them.
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Romans 8:5-8
For those who live according to the flesh think about the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, about the things of the Spirit.For the mind-set of the flesh is death, but the mind-set of the Spirit is life and peace.For the mind-set of the flesh is hostile to God because it does not submit itself to God’s law, for it is unable to do so.Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
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1John 2:27
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2 Corinthians 4 4-2 Corinthians 4 6
In their case, the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.For we are not proclaiming ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves because of Jesus.For God who said,“ Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God’s glory in the face of Jesus Christ.
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1 Corinthians 15 46
However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, then the spiritual.
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1John 2:20
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Jude 1:19
These people create divisions and are unbelievers, not having the Spirit.
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James 3:15
Such wisdom does not come from above but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
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John 6:44-45
No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day.It is written in the Prophets: And they will all be taught by God. Everyone who has listened to and learned from the Father comes to Me—
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1 Corinthians 15 44
sown a natural body, raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
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Proverbs 14:6
A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.
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John 10:26-27
But you don’t believe because you are not My sheep.My sheep hear My voice, I know them, and they follow Me.
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1 Corinthians 2 12
Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who comes from God, so that we may understand what has been freely given to us by God.
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John 12:37
Even though He had performed so many signs in their presence, they did not believe in Him.
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John 5:44
How can you believe? While accepting glory from one another, you don’t seek the glory that comes from the only God.
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Matthew 16:23
But He turned and told Peter,“ Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me because you’re not thinking about God’s concerns, but man’s.”
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John 16:8-15
When He comes, He will convict the world about sin, righteousness, and judgment:About sin, because they do not believe in Me;about righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see Me;and about judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.“ I still have many things to tell you, but you can’t bear them now.When the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all the truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak whatever He hears. He will also declare to you what is to come.He will glorify Me, because He will take from what is Mine and declare it to you.Everything the Father has is Mine. This is why I told you that He takes from what is Mine and will declare it to you.
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John 3:3-6
Jesus replied,“ I assure you: Unless someone is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”“ But how can anyone be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked Him.“ Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time and be born?”Jesus answered,“ I assure you: Unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.Whatever is born of the flesh is flesh, and whatever is born of the Spirit is spirit.
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John 14:26
But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit— the Father will send Him in My name— will teach you all things and remind you of everything I have told you.
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Acts 16:14
A woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God, was listening. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was spoken by Paul.
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John 8:51-52
I assure you: If anyone keeps My word, he will never see death— ever!”Then the Jews said,“ Now we know You have a demon. Abraham died and so did the prophets. You say,‘ If anyone keeps My word, he will never taste death— ever!’
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John 8:43
Why don’t you understand what I say? Because you cannot listen to My word.
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John 15:26
“ When the Counselor comes, the One I will send to you from the Father— the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father— He will testify about Me.
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1 Corinthians 1 23
but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles.
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1John 5:20
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Acts 18:15
But if these are questions about words, names, and your own law, see to it yourselves. I don’t want to be a judge of such things.”
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Acts 17:32
When they heard about resurrection of the dead, some began to ridicule him. But others said,“ We’d like to hear from you again about this.”
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Acts 26:24-25
As he was making his defense this way, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice,“ You’re out of your mind, Paul! Too much study is driving you mad!”But Paul replied,“ I’m not out of my mind, most excellent Festus. On the contrary, I’m speaking words of truth and good judgment.
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Acts 17:18
Then also, some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers argued with him. Some said,“ What is this pseudo-intellectual trying to say?” Others replied,“ He seems to be a preacher of foreign deities”— because he was telling the good news about Jesus and the Resurrection.
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Acts 25:19
Instead they had some disagreements with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, a dead man Paul claimed to be alive.
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John 10:20
Many of them were saying,“ He has a demon and He’s crazy! Why do you listen to Him?”