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Do you agree with the lecturer that a person must be a born-again Christian in order to understand the Bible? Give reasons for your answer.
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Yes, I do. I don’t think it’s possible to discern things that were inspired by the Holy Spirit without the Holy Spirit. I believe 1 Corinthians 2:12 speaks to this.
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Yes. The things of God are spiritually discerned. The natural man cannot receive the things of the word of God. They are foolish to them. Paul said God has chosen the foolish things to confound the wise of this world.
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Yes, I do agree with that statement. I agree that the Scriptures are spiritually discerned. The Holy Spirit interprets to us what the mind of God is as we study. He does not dwell within the unbeliever but those who have accepted Christ as Savior.
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It is not what I think but what is stated in the new covenant. Someone who is saved is baptized by one Spirit into one body (Romans 8:9). The person without the Spirit does not accept the thing that comes from the Spirit of God (1 Corinthians 2:14). This sounds like geometric proof, but it is that simple. Those who study the Bible and are lost, are always learning but never able to come to a full knowledge of the truth (2 Timothy 3:7).
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I could watch a 3D movie without the special glasses, and gain understanding of the plot and characters fairly easily. Yet it would not have as much meaning, and cause me more distress, by the fact that my whole being would be bothered by the fuzziness of the film before me. Details would be missed or left out completely, facial expressions would be muffled and therefore seriousness could be lost.
To be born again means to have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit inside you, therefore If a person does not have Him, they are not spiritually discerned. They can possess academic understanding, but they will not have the ability to interpret scripture correctly. They would be stunted at hearing the voice of the Holy Spirit and hindered to following His guidance