How so? When Scripture says there are none good, does it mean some are good but we will ignore that for now? When Scripture says we all fall short, does it mean we all fall short, or does it mean there are some who meet God's standards, but we are not talking about them right now? When Scripture says, "The natural man 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..." Does it mean the natural man can understand the spiritual things of God? Does it mean he really can understand the gospel message even though it is heard as foolishness to him as Scriptures say? Is the natural man gifted with wisdom even though he has no fear of God which is the beginning of wisdom, according to Scripture? Will the lover of darkness come into the light even though Scripture says he will not, because he suppresses the truth of God in unrighteousness and is a lover of darkness, is actually defined as darkness itself, hates the light, and is a slave to sin, blinded to the truth and captive to the will of the devil, which many define as being free? Is the heart of the natural man, the stony ground that it is, fit for receiving and growing the Seed of God's Word into faith? Will that incurably wicked heart choose of its own accord to believe? Do you know how many here say everyone hears even though that contradicts what Jesus said? So odd to see so many claim when these verses about the natural man are given, claim they are being taken out of context when they are universal axioms.
