I moved this post form the YEC thread to here because I posted it in the wrong place. Sorry for any confusion.
1 Cor 2:12 We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. 13 This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. 14 The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he himself is not subject to any man’s judgment:
16 “For who has known the mind of the Lord
that he may instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ."
Yes, some of Paul’s teachings take thought and study. But as the above is stated for those who believe, “We have the mind of Christ”. An God says He will freely give wisdom and understanding to those who seek Him. So to know the way of the Lord, one must turn from their own thoughts and ask God to show Jesus to them. The Father will do that because that is His will and if we ask anything according to His will He hears us and will answer us.
The Father is not a God who is way out there not willing to be found. He says that He places nations where He wants them with the intent that man will look for Him and find Him. We belong to a God who wants to be known.