spiritual man
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- beholds and understands God's truth, discerns Trinity/Unity, judges spiritually
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- A human being who has been renewed in mind, understands God's truth, and is capable of discerning divine mysteries like the Trinity. This individual judges spiritual matters but not the law or supreme authority.
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- not a judge of the law or supreme authority
- state
- renewed in mind, spiritual
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- discernsTrinity
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- The spiritual man, having been made capable by divine teaching, is able to understand and perceive the mystery of the Trinity within the Unity.
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- Thou teachest him, now made capable, to discern the Trinity of the Unity, and the Unity of the Trinity
- discernsUnity
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- The spiritual man is taught by God to understand the oneness of God, particularly as it relates to and is found within the concept of the Trinity.
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- to discern the Trinity of the Unity, and the Unity of the Trinity
- submits_understanding_toThy Book (Holy Scripture)
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- Even the spiritual man, despite his discernment, must submit his intellect to the ultimate authority of God's Book, trusting in its truthfulness.
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- we submit our understanding unto it, and hold for certain, that even what is closed to our sight, is yet rightly and truly spoken
- judges_celebration_ofSacraments
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- The spiritual man is tasked with discerning and approving what is right and disallowing what is amiss in the celebration of the Sacraments.
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- He judgeth and approveth what He findeth right, and He disalloweth what He findeth amiss, whether in the celebration of those Sacraments by which such are initiated, as Thy mercy searches out in many waters
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- 2026-03-02T21:55:48.134Z
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