For the Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.

 For the Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.


1 Corinthians 2:10-12 "But God has revealed these things to us through the Spirit. For who knows the things of man except the spirit (to pneuma) which is in man (tou anthropo)? In the same way, no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. For we did not receive the spirit (to pneuma) of the world (tou kosmou), but the spirit (to pneuma) which is from God, that we may know the things which God has freely given us."

"Tou anthropo" (τοῦ ἀνθρώπου) means not an ordinary person, but a special one (a saint). A special person refers to a saint who has received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. When the definite article is present in "pneuma" (πνεῦμα), it signifies the Holy Spirit. Paul states that the work described above is accomplished by the power of the Holy Spirit.

The spirit of the world refers to the Holy Spirit who governs the world. In Genesis 1:2, where it states, "The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved over the waters," that spirit refers to the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit mentioned here signifies the Spirit who causes the world to operate in an orderly manner.

"Tu kosmou" refers to the orderly world in which people live. In John 3:16, it says, "For God so loved (egapesen) the world (ton kosmou) that He gave His only begotten Son (ton hyon ton monogene), that everyone who believes (ho pistuon eis) should not perish but have eternal life." "Ten kosmou" (τὸν κόσμον) refers to all human beings living in an orderly world. God's love for the world does not mean loving the material world, but rather loving those who look toward the Kingdom of God through the order of the world.

"Ton hion ton monogene" (τὸν υἱὸν τὸν μονογενῆ) means the one who alone has become the Son of God. "Ho pistuon eis" (ὁ πιστεύων εἰς) means "into the believer." It means not the one who believes in Him, but the one who enters into the believer. That believer refers to Jesus Christ.

The base form of *egapesen* (ἠγάπησεν) is *agape* (love). There are four types of Greek love: love between spouses, love between parents and children, and love between friends. However, *agape* is a word introduced into the Greek language upon its appearance in the New Testament. This means it did not exist in the original Greek. This *agape* is love for value. The *agape* practiced by God signifies love for God's justice. God's righteousness is justice, and He ensures that sinners inevitably pay the price. Yet, that God of justice became human Himself and died on behalf of the sinner, and thus the sinner also died. This is God's justice and love.

God who became human is Jesus Christ, and in Christ, God and the sinner have been made at peace. Therefore, there is joy in peace. As for why God willingly brings about such a death, it is because, in God's sight, the spirits of humans in the world are that valuable. Therefore, Agape love can be seen as love based on value. This Agape love varies depending on where value is placed.

Among those living in the world, there are those who realize the meaning of the atoning death of Jesus Christ, and there are those who do not; the difference between the two lies in whether or not they have received the Holy Spirit of God. Although one can realize God's work through the order of the world, one cannot fully understand God's will because it does not work within the hearts of the saints.

Those who receive the Spirit of God are accomplished through the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Those who receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit may say they believe in their hearts, but they can realize that powerful abilities are actually being manifested.

A characteristic of believers who have received the Holy Spirit is that one can sense an internal transformation. This is because the old temple is destroyed and a new temple is built within the heart, manifesting as a result. The apostles express this phenomenon symbolically in various ways.

1 Thessalonians 4:16-18: “For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are still alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.”

Through these words, one might think that believers will be raptured. However, this content refers to the transformation that takes place within the heart of a saint. It means that when a saint receives the baptism of the Holy Spirit, they ultimately become one who is seated in the heavenly places. Ephesians 2:6 states, "And raised them up with them and seated them with them in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus." Heaven signifies the Kingdom of God within the heart of a saint. Therefore, the saint is always with the Lord Jesus Christ.

Believers who have received the Holy Spirit can perceive outward changes. Even in the Bible, we can see that those who received the Holy Spirit spoke in tongues and prophesied during the time of the early church. However, not all people who receive the Holy Spirit will behave in this way. The point is that those who prophesy are not predicting a specific person's future as if reading a fortune, but rather that they can accurately and prophetically understand God's words through the content of the Bible.

Today, believers in the church community believe that if they believe in Jesus and are baptized, the Holy Spirit comes upon them, but this is not the case. Baptism is believing that one has died with Jesus Christ and resurrected with Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit comes to those who believe in this way.

Just as in the case of Jesus, the Holy Spirit who approaches the believer leads them to Satan to undergo three temptations; if they pass the temptations regarding legalism, prosperity theology, and Gnosticism, the Holy Spirit enters and works within the believer's heart. Of course, undergoing Satan's temptation does not manifest as a scene from a movie, but rather the Holy Spirit examines the state of the believer within their heart.

Therefore, even if a believer says that they believe in Jesus and are saved, the Holy Spirit does not come upon those who do not believe that they have died and resurrected with Jesus. Believers who think of resurrection not as something that happens in the present, but as something that occurs after the death of the body, or who think that the body dies and then resurrects back to its original state, will be unable to know the work of the Holy Spirit.

For believers who fail to pass Satan's trials, the Holy Spirit comes but departs without entering their hearts. However, if a believer successfully passes these three trials, the Holy Spirit enters their spirit, and a guardian angel begins to serve them. This is why the Holy Spirit is described as a spirit that commands angels.

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