102 q q q q qTHE SEVEN SPIRITS OF GOD^ ...divine secrets to the miraculousqqqqq
What Paul is saying here is quite instructive
and we can get the import of it from the Greek
text. For the word translated “know” here, Paul
used a Greek word “eido,” which means “to
become aware.” Replacing “know” with the
phrase “become aware of” gives us a better picture
of what he’s showing us:
“...we have received, not the spirit of the
world, but the spirit which is of God; that
we might become aware of the things that
are freely given to us of God.”
(1 Corinthians 2:12).
This is a very significant point, but what does
it mean? Think about it this way: You’re brought
into a large, dark building you’ve never been in
before. Then someone turns on the lights, and
suddenly, you become aware there are things in
there—furniture, home entertainment systems,
electronic gadgets, computers, lights, switches,
doors, locks, e.t.c. You become aware that all these
things are there in the house.
This is the first thing that happens when the