What the Bible says about God's Wisdom Eluding Rulers of the World
(From Forerunner Commentary)

1 Corinthians 2:7-8 By using those who killed Christ as an illustration, Paul shows that everyone has been held captive to ignorance of God and His way. God's wisdom was hidden from "the rulers of this age." Had they had it, their minds would have had the material to reach a far different conclusion about what to do about Christ. They would have produced a different result. John W. Ritenbaugh The Fruit of the Spirit Related Topics: God's Wisdom | God's Wisdom Eluding Rulers of the World | Godly Wisdom | Ignorance | Ignorance of God | Wisdom of God

1 Corinthians 2:7 The word "mystery" is not the same as our English usage of the word. "Mystery" to the Greek meant not a puzzle that was difficult to solve, but a secret impossible to penetrate. It was something that was hidden and unintelligible to those who were not initiated, as into a secret society or as into a religion. Most of you have heard of the mystery religions. What they did was unintelligible to those who were on the outside, but to those who were on the inside, what was being said or enacted in their ritual made clear sense. This is the idea here: a secret impossible to penetrate, not a puzzle that is difficult to solve. What is crystal clear to those on the inside is unintelligible to those who are on the outside. In like manner, to those who have received the Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit has joined with the spirit in man, adding a dimension to their lives that they previously did not have (I Corinthians 2:11-12). So then, things that are crystal clear to them are unintelligible to those who do not have this added dimension. Thus, Paul says, the things of the Spirit have been revealed by God. John W. Ritenbaugh Satan (Part 3) Related Topics: God's Revelation of Himself | God's Wisdom | God's Wisdom Eluding Rulers of the World | Godly Wisdom | Hidden Wisdom | Ignorance | Ignorance of God | Mystery | Mystery Religion | Revealed Knowledge | Revelation | Revelation, Private | Secret | Secret Knowledge | Wisdom | Wisdom of God