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PRAY WITH MY SPIRIT – PRAY WITH MY MIND / 1 CORINTHIANS 14:14-15

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(KJV) 1 Corinthians 14:14-15
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
15What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

PRAY WITH MY SPIRIT – PRAY WITH MY MIND / 1 CORINTHIANS 14:14-15

Paul refers to his own experience and private use of tongues. “I pray with my spirit” means to pray in tongues with one’s own spirit under the impulse (influence and anointing) of the Holy Spirit. The believer’s spirit prays as the Holy Spirit gives the words and motivation (1 Corinthians 12:7, 11; Acts 2:4). Praying in tongues on a regular basis will build and strengthen one’s spiritual life (1 Corinthians 14:4) because it involves speaking on a spiritual level (1 Corinthians 14:2, 14, 28). Praying in the Spirit can make our prayers more effective. When we do not have the words to fully express our desires and concerns to God, The Holy Spirit can pray through us (Romans 8:26; Romans 8:27). Although we may not see things clearly, the Holy Spirit does; and He knows exactly what to say and do. When Spirit-filled Christians use their “prayer language” in private times with God, the Holy Spirit is actually praying through them in perfect agreement with God’s character, desires and purposes. Although they do not understand what is communicated, they can be confident that this language expresses exactly what is needed. Paul used tongues not only for praying, but also for singing, praising and giving thanks to God (1 Corinthians 14:14-16). To “pray with my mind” means to pray and praise with a language the speaker knows and understands, yet it is also prayer guided and motivated by the Holy Spirit.

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CHRIST JESUS HAS BECOME FOR US WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:30

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(JKV) 1 Corinthians 1:30
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

CHRIST JESUS HAS BECOME FOR US WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:30

Only because of what Jesus has accomplished for us and only through a personal relationship with Him can we truly understand and receive godly wisdom. Because of Christ, we can be rescued from sin and restored to a right relationship with God (Romans 3:24; Romans 4; Ephesians 4:30). In that relationship we can grow to become more like Christ in our character and purpose (2 Thessalonians 2:13-15). Because Christ is the source of all these blessings, it is only as we remain in a faithful and right relationship with Him that we can enjoy these blessings (John 15:1-6).

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THIS CUP / 1 CORINTHIANS 11:25

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(KJV) 1 Corinthians 11:25
After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.

THIS CUP / 1 CORINTHIANS 11:25

Did Jesus use fermented or unfermented grape juice when He introduced the spiritual symbolism of the Lord’s Supper, communion (Matthew 26:26-29; Matthew 26:28; Mark 14:22-25; Luke 22:17-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26)? The following information supports the conclusion that Jesus and His disciples probably drank unfermented grape juice on that occasion.

  1. Neither Luke nor any other Biblical writer uses the word “wine” (Greek oinos) in referring to the Lord’s Supper (the “last supper” Jesus shared with His disciples before His death). The first three Gospel writers use “fruit of the vine” (Matthew 26:29; Mark 14:25; Luke 22:18), suggesting that it was pure, natural, and unfermented wine.
  2. The Lord’s Supper (which serves as a reminder of what Jesus did in giving His life for us, Luke 22:19; 1 Corinthians 11:24-25) was established when Jesus and His disciples were eating the Passover meal. The Passover law in Exodus 12:14-20 prohibited, during Passover week, the presence and use of seor (Exodus 12:15), a term used to refer to yeast or anything that can cause fermentation. In addition, all hametz (anything that contained fermentation) was forbidden (Exodus 12:19; 13:7). God had given these laws because yeast and fermentation often symbolized corruption and sin (Matthew 16:6, 12; 1 Corinthians 5:6-8). Since Jesus fulfilled the law in every respect (Matthew 5:17), it seems that He would have followed this law for the Passover and not have used fermented wine.
  3. The value of a symbol is determined by how well or correctly it represents the spiritual reality that one is attempting to communicate. Consider the fact THE BREAD REPRESENTING Christ’s pure body had to be unleavened (flat and unraised, unfermented, “uncorrupted” = made without yeast). To use unfermented wine would have been an effort to follow the same principle. After all, the wine symbolized the precious blood of Christ, without blemish or defect (1 Peter 1:18-19).

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