Henry Alford written 1849-1861 – bold mine
1 Cor 2:6
ἐν τ. τελείοις] among the perfect,—when discoursing to those who are not babes in Christ, but of sufficient maturity to have their senses exercised (Hebrews 4:14) so as to discern good and evil. That this is the right interpretation the whole following context shews, and especially ch. 3:1, 2, where a difference is laid down between the milk administered to babes, and the strong meat to men. The difference is in the matter of the teaching itself: there is a lower, and there is a higher teaching.
‘we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery,’ i.e. as handling a mystery, dealing with a mystery. So τὴν σύνεσίν μου ἐν τῷ μυστ. τ. χριστοῦ, Ephesians 3:4.
... which has been (hitherto) hidden (see Romans 16:25; ref. Col.):—which God foreordained (nothing need be supplied, as ἀποκαλύπτειν, or the like, after προώρισεν) before the ages (of time) to (in order to, the purpose of this preordination) our glory (our participation in the things which He has prepared for them that love Him
Joseph Benson written 1811-1818 – bold mine:
1 Cor 2:6
Such are here meant by them that are perfect — That is, perfectly enlightened by the Word and Spirit of God, and renewed by his grace, so as to have attained to a maturity of Christian knowledge and experience: being no longer children, but men in understanding, (1 Corinthians 14:20,) having arrived at spiritual manhood, called, Ephesians 4:13, the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ. See also Hebrews 5:14; Hebrews 6:1, where τελειοι, perfect, is taken in the same sense, and is rendered, of full age, and signifies those who no longer need to be fed with milk, being able to digest strong meat, having, by reason of use, or habit, their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
Expositor's Greek New Testament published in 1897 – bold mine:
... he tells us that in these circumstances, speaking "among the perfect," or in presence of fairly mature Christians, he made no scruple of unfolding the "wisdom" or philosophy of Christ’s truth. To expound the deeper truths revealed by Christ was useless or even hurtful to mere "babes" in Christ or to those who as yet were not even born again; but to the adolescent and to those who might lay claim to have attained some firm manhood of Christian character, he was forward to teach all he himself knew.
Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible written between 1746 and 1748 – bold mine
Though it was not esteemed so by all men, yet among, or with them that are perfect; adult, at age, opposed to babes and children; such who have their understandings enlightened by the spirit of wisdom and revelation; who have their senses exercised to discern between divine and human wisdom; and who are perfect in a comparative sense, having more spiritual knowledge and understanding than others ...
"experts" have been able to find what has been stated over and over in the pages of this thread about this section in 1 Cor 2:6-16 ... and it has been taught for hundreds of years.
When Paul taught the general congregation ... which consisted of unregenerate, and newborn babes in Christ, as well as those who were mature ... he taught the milk of the word ... the gospel of Christ (1 Cor 2:2).
When Paul got together with more mature believers, he taught the meat of the Word ... spiritual truths which go beyond the scope of the gospel of Christ.
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, but I was thinking the same thing, God also created mankind with ears to listen, and a nostril to smell, and taste buds, I mean wow, I realised I could receive a gift after not receiving it, when it comes to God.
