"Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual. The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one. “For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ."
1 Corinthians 2:12-16
Starting here James, and I am James also, Paul is teaching believers, so this would not be an effective
approach to evangelizing.
Don't we need divine wisdom to understand the Word of God?
No doubt, to rightly divide the word of truth, and apply all scriptures to our lives as believers. To
present the salvation message to the lost, John 3:16 will work just fine.
Do you believe divine wisdom is necessary for people for them to receive preaching?
For people to receive preaching, there must be conviction of sin, righteousness and judgment,
As for the conviction of sin, it is the Holy Spirit and not preaching, pleading, or pointing fingers at others that will do the convicting.
You speak well to say that the Holy Spirit does the convicting, for this is the heart work that only the
Lord can accomplish. Preaching the gospel is clearly, according to scripture, how this is accomplished.
Definitely not condemning or finger pointing. The Holy Spirit cannot convict someone of sin by preaching against sin. You can tell someone that they are going to hell, they are ruining their family and neglecting
their children by being a carousing drunk, and you might make them feel guilty. They may sincerely
want to change, in a type of "New Year's Resolution" form of repentance. The only preaching that
brings heart conviction is "The Son of God, crucified for sin". This the Holy Spirit can convict.
Thus, you are wrong in your memoriam as well as your preaching.
In memoriam is simply a tribute. That quote from one of the Sean Connery Bond films was particularly
applicable to the Gospel. Did you somehow miss that. You can watch Bond movies to your deathbed.
Connery was much more than Bond.
My preaching is in accordance with the scriptures. You may want to read post #1 and respond to the scriptures quoted before stating that I am wrong in my teaching.
1 Corinthians 1:21. For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not
know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.
1 Corinthians 2:2. For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
Acts 9:20. Immediately he preached the Christ in the synagogues, that He is the Son of God.