Do the world's greatest philosophers and intellectuals know the mind of God?
Almost none of the world's greatest intellectuals, philosophers, and authors know the mind of God. The context states the number is almost zero. In contrast, believers have the mind of the Lord, and their whole attitude and mindset is totally different from the unsaved world.
Les explains that if you consider the world's intellectuals, great philosophers, and great authors, the number who know the mind of God is almost zero. He then flips the picture to believers, who have the mind of the Lord; they think differently, and their whole attitude and mindset is totally different from the unsaved world. Les stresses that becoming a believer does not make someone an oddball, kooky, or halo-wearing. The true believer is a common, ordinary, good parent, good citizen, and good church member, operating according to God's precepts. Outwardly they are the epitome of normality, yet their lifestyle can be recognized by the world sooner or later.
For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
How many of the world's intellectuals and philosophers actually know the mind of God?
Almost none of the world's intellectuals, philosophers, and authors know the mind of God. The answer is effectively zero. By contrast, believers have the mind of the Lord and think differently from the unsaved world, operating according to God's precepts rather than human wisdom.
What do believers have that the unsaved world does not, and how does that change their thinking?
Believers have the mind of the Lord, which the unsaved world does not possess. The unsaved world, including its intellectuals and philosophers, almost never knows the mind of God. This causes believers to think differently, with a whole attitude and mindset totally different from the unsaved world, operating according to God's precepts.