"spiritual things" refers to matters or experiences related to the soul, inner self, beliefs, values, morals, religion, and the non-physical aspects of life. It involves understanding and connecting with a deeper meaning or higher power beyond the material world.
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To name a couple only a fool would think that god does not want his people educated about secular as well
as spiritual things.
Evidence
for spiritual things must come from spiritual sources, experiences, and methods, not from physical ones.
The process is always extremely different from what it would be if the prophet arrived at his insight
into spiritual things by the tentative efforts of his own genius.
I think that so many times our dreams are clues to who we are / our inner workings rather than a
big spiritual thing.
The same goes for meeting with people for breakfast or lunch or having a family over for dinner to talk
about spiritual things.
13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing
spiritual things with spiritual.
The definitions of spirit left out this - A part of the human soul which is supposed to notice God
n spiritual things.
1Corn 9:11 If we have
sown spiritual things among you, is it too much if we reap material things from you?
in reality, in some ways I do agree with your post and that's the reason I also included that religionists can be equally arrogant in their knowledge of
spiritual things just as scientists.
But whereas Christopher thought of such things in terms of taste, people like Egan realized that
such spiritual things are beyond expression anyway.
I'm distrustful of people who always seem to be thinking of
deep spiritual things, always striving and going - going - going: I think they must be horrible to live with.
Both seem to have imbibed the Enlightenment's desacralizing tendencies so thoroughly that any notion that God «
imparts spiritual things under visible ones» (Calvin) scandalizes them.
In addition we've bought into this dualism,
separating spiritual things from practical things when that's really not a gospel thing to do.
Then and now, what were the less obvious differences, those
invisible spiritual things that are under the surface, not seen by the human eye, only discerned, IF you had discernment... Things seemingly small yet so important, unnoticed by many.
Why do so many southern Christians take with utter
seriousness spiritual things that seem to most of us as outmoded leftovers from a redundant worldview?
I also believe that for a pastor to shield that teaching from his flock is folly, not because God needs His money back (He doesnâ $ ™ t), or the church needs to pay its bills (it does), but because there are
distinct spiritual things that happen in the maturing of His followers when they understand, appreciate, and practice the principles and discipline of giving in this way.
So since we're all in this together, I thought I'd get all «radically authentic» (a
thoroughly spiritual thing to do these days) and let you know ahead of time that, in real life...
The spirit of a man
senses spiritual things differently from his other senses, but the thing that is the same is that his mind processes these sensations into thoughts.
Inside the c» matic world I've experienced the use of «words», «leading of the Holy Spirit» and other pleasant
sounding spiritual things that get used like bricks, torches and grenades.
* 1st Corinthians 2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing
spiritual things with spiritual.