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NASB | 1 Corinthians 2:14 ¶ But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 2:14 ¶ But the natural [unbelieving] man does not accept the things [the teachings and revelations] of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness [absurd and illogical] to him; and he is incapable of understanding them, because they are spiritually discerned and appreciated, [and he is unqualified to judge spiritual matters]. |
Subject: How can anyone be saved? |
Bible Note: John, Yes. Only because of grace does a man become "a partaker of His divine nature" and able to act in any way pleasing to God, which is to say as His adopted child. Whereas on the contrary, "works of the law" are works of man and carnal nature not of grace. The obedience of faith is a filial obedience of a child of God, whereas "works of the law" are the servile obedience of a slave. Emmaus |