Peace,No this verse is not petiitioning at all. It is simply a statement to believers INFORMING them why a person who has not accepted the divinity of God WILL NOT receive/accept the things of the spirit of God.
To the Christian it is not coded, it is not an "unverifiable language", in fact it's not a language at all. As I mentioned, it is not an attempt to petition. This is an informative statement to Christians who clearly understand the things of the spirit of God who might wonder why a person they are talking to just don't get what seems so clear to them.
Mat 13:10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
Mat 13:11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
So, it is not expected that you would "get", understand, or accept what would be crystal clear to Christians. As I mentioned, it has nothing to do with your intelligence level (you could be smart as a whip or dumb as a rock, it would not matter) it is strictly related to your spiritual condition. The reality it that their are people who are far smarter than you who are Christians and who see these things clearly. Likewise, there are people who are far dumber than you who are Christians and also see these things clearly. You are not smarter than all Christians, nor are you dumber. It is all about your spiritual condition/position.
Mat 13:13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
This really isn't an issue of debate. It is what it is.
OK. You said a lot. You didn't answer my questions though so I'll ask them again.
What is the spirit of God? Where can I find it? How does one identify it? For all of the uber ESP and other "gifts" Christians are supposed to have I would imagine it would be easily explained in plain old fashioned English what I'm asking. You're probably thinking this is the first time I've asked these questions, yet I've asked dozens of so-called Christians, even clergy and have yet to hear an intelligent answer. So please, with your supercalifragilistic understanding of reality, explain to me what I'm asking about this mystery spirit of God. If as you say, "it is what it is" then again it should be simple.
Peace
Precise