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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 "The world" is all inclusive of mankind. Whosoever is an open invitation. Not just to the elect but an open opportunity to mankind. Just as one man brought sin into the world or mankind one man took it away and freed all mankind, not just a select group. If I read John 3:16 as you would have it, it would read, “God so loved the elect that He sent his only begotten Son to the world that a chosen group would believe and have eternal life.” Your absolutely right God did elevate man but for what reason? To bless the rest of mankind. Abraham was chosen so that God through Abraham would bless all nations. Notice it does not say the elect of all nations. David to bless Israel, Jacob to preserve the promise to the world that were made to his father. Surely you have to see, if God allowed sin to infect all men through Adam God, by His very nature, allowed all of mankind to be inoculated from sin by Christ. To do otherwise just doesn’t make sense. EdB EdB |