The Nature of the Christian Message (Part g)

The Center of the Christian Message
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The Nature of the Christian Message (Part 7)


God has Spoken
●God Can be Known
●God Wants to be Known

I.The Character of Our Message (2:6-9)
II.The Revelation of Our Message (2:10-13)
III.The Comprehension of Our Message (2:14-16)
A.The Natural Man: Rejects Our Message (2:14)
1.The Fact of His Rejection (2:14a)
●natural (psychikos)belonging to the natural world
●acceptgrasp, take hold of
2.The Reason for His Reaction (2:14b-d)
a.They are Valueless (2:14b)
●foolishness (moraine)deficiency
b.They are Incomprehensible (2:14c-d)
1.Due to His Nature (2:14c)
●understandrecognize, perceive
●cannot (dunamai)to be able, to have power
2.Due to Its Nature (2:14d)
●appraisedinvestigate, interrogate, scrutinize, sift