Man or God? Romans 4:3 – What saith the Scripture? Let’s take a look…

Job 32:8 – But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

Psalm 119:98 – Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.

Psalm 119:100 – I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.

104 – Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.

130 – The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.

Proverbs 9:10 – The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

2 Tim 2:7 – Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.

1 Cor 2:10, 12-14 – But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. 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. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

1 John 2:27 – But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

We see in Scripture that God alone, through His Word and the Holy Spirit, gives us understanding. I’m not referring to intellectual explanations (1 Cor 2:4 …enticing words of man’s wisdom; 13 …not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth) and earthly examples but spiritual understanding that only the Holy Spirit is able to impart.

I see not one verse where man’s words, stories, ideas, etc give understanding. Why is that? Here’s why:

1 Corinthians 2:5 – That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

Our faith should rest solely in God and not man. Teachers help guide believers by pointing them to Scripture; not top themselves or thier ideas or words. Praise God that His Word is complete!

Psalm 119:161b – My heart standeth in awe of thy word.