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 (1 Corinthians 2:14).
Without the Holy Spirit the Bible is a dead book. That is why a person "without the Spirit" cannot understand it. In order to understand the Word, hear the voice of Christ in it, and begin to follow Him in obedience, the individual must be born again. In addition, he must wait on God and pray for the Holy Spirit's guidance. On the other hand, without the written Word of God as an objective guide, claims to a special leading of the Spirit quickly deteriorate into the kind of foolishness heard on the "Have You Had a Spiritual Experience?" program.
James Montgomery Boice, Christ's Call To Discipleship
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