# You Need the Spirit to Read

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Podcast: [Light + Truth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/light-truth-500708)
Published: 2026-06-17T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/23670/17362524/you-need-the-spirit-to-read
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## Resource

Why do some hear Scripture and dismiss it as nonsense? John Piper shows from 1 Corinthians 2:14–16 that the natural heart cannot discern the worth of spiritual truth.

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