1 Corinthians 2:14-16 (NKJV) But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. For “who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.
God cannot instruct us unless we have the mind of Christ. However, if we have not fully laid down our lives to allow Jesus to be the Lord of our lives, our own minds might still cause us to do things our way. Therefore, we need to have the mind of Christ so that we will not be hindered in hearing God and can act upon what the Spirit of God tells us.
We are essentially spiritual beings, with a soul, living within a body. The body is sensitive to the physical world through the five senses. The soul encompasses our intellect, emotions, and will. Natural ears are created to hear in the physical realm. The story of the rich man and Lazarus shows they could hear and speak despite being departed spirits (Luke 16:19-31).
Therefore, we can conclude that the spirit man has spiritual ears, which are made for hearing the voice of God while alive on earth. Once a Christian is joined with the Holy Spirit, their spirit can communicate with Him. We must listen to the leading and impressions that come from the Holy Spirit through the spirit man. Once we understand this, we also need to be constantly conscious of the Holy Spirit residing within us.
Although the natural man cannot understand spiritual things, once we are born again, we can understand spiritual truths and spiritual wisdom. These are foolishness to the natural man, which is why non-Christians often do not seem to understand the Bible. Spiritual wisdom is imparted to our spirit man and lights up as an idea in our mind. Our renewed minds give us awareness that this is possible for a child of God. Therefore, we can judge spiritual things.
We must have the mindset that God is within us. The Holy Spirit, who resides in us, is the third Person of the Godhead, present at the time of creation and responsible for creating everything based on the spoken Word of God. He is all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-present. God will reveal things to us through the Holy Spirit, who will reveal them to our hearts, or inner man.
Whenever we ask for wisdom, strategy, and the will of God, besides the Word of God, communication from God is through this channel. Therefore, we must be open for the Holy Spirit to speak to our hearts, positioning ourselves by being quiet and ready to receive after we have prayed.
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拥有基督的心思意念
哥林多前书2:14–16 “然而属血气的人不领会 神圣灵的事，反倒以为愚拙，并且不能知道，因为这些事惟有属灵的人才能看透。属灵的人能看透万事，却没有一人能看透了他。‘谁曾知道主的心去教导祂呢？’但我们是有基督的心了。”
神不能向我们说话、教导我们，除非我们拥有基督的心思意念。若我们没有完全将生命交托，让耶稣真正成为生命的主，我们自己的心思可能仍会让我们按自己的方式行事。因此，我们需要拥有基督的心思意念，好让我们在聆听神时不被阻碍，并能照着圣灵所向我们说的去行。
从本质上来说，我们是属灵的存在，有灵，有魂，并住在身体里。身体借着五官与物质世界接触；魂包括我们的思想、情绪和意志。天然的耳朵是为物质界而造的。但在财主与拉撒路的故事中，我们看到他们离世之后仍能听见、能说话（路加福音 16:19–31）。
因此，我们可以得出结论：属灵人也有属灵的耳朵，是为了在今生聆听神的声音而被造的。基督徒一旦与圣灵联合，他/她们的灵就能与圣灵沟通。我们必须聆听那些从圣灵而来、透过我们内在灵人所传递的带领和感动。一旦明白这一点，我们还需要持续意识到圣灵住在我们里面。
虽然属血气的人无法明白属灵的事，但一旦我们重生，就可以明白属灵的真理和属灵的智慧。这些在属血气的人看来是愚拙的，这也是为什么未信者常常不明白圣经。属灵的智慧是加添在我们灵里的，并且会在我们思想中亮起来成为一个意念。我们更新的心思意念使我们明白，作为神的儿女，这是可能的。因此，我们能判断属灵的事。
我们必须有这样的心态：神住在我们里面。内住在我们里面的圣灵，是三位一体神中的第三位格，祂在创造时同在，并按着神口中所说的话创造万物。祂是全能、全知、无所不在的。神会借着圣灵向我们启示事情，而圣灵会将这些启示放在我们的心里，也就是“内在灵人”。
每当我们祈求智慧、策略和神的旨意时，除了神的话语以外，神对我们的沟通也是透过这个管道。因此，我们必须向圣灵敞开，让祂向我们心里说话，并在祷告之后安静自己，预备好领受。
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