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1 Cor 2:14
14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
It should be no question that the things of the Spirit of God here is the Gospel, and they must be spiritually discerned.
The Gospel is called foolishness to the natural man again here by Paul 1 Cor 1:18
For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
Now the Gospel is light 2 Cor 4:4
In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
However, darkness cannot comprehend the light Jn 1:5
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
And men by nature are darkness until made light in the Lord Eph 5:8
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
As long as we are darkness by nature, we cannot comprehend the Gospel, the things of God in it, it will be foolishness unto us.
The carnal natural mind is at enmity against God Rom 8:7
7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
This is true even if its naturally moral and religious !
14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
It should be no question that the things of the Spirit of God here is the Gospel, and they must be spiritually discerned.
The Gospel is called foolishness to the natural man again here by Paul 1 Cor 1:18
For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
Now the Gospel is light 2 Cor 4:4
In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
However, darkness cannot comprehend the light Jn 1:5
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
And men by nature are darkness until made light in the Lord Eph 5:8
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
As long as we are darkness by nature, we cannot comprehend the Gospel, the things of God in it, it will be foolishness unto us.
The carnal natural mind is at enmity against God Rom 8:7
7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
This is true even if its naturally moral and religious !