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Evangelical · 08-30-2016, 06:32 AM

I see "natural ability" as the particular skills or talents we have that we were born with or learned. I believe in spiritual service it is important to rely upon God's gifts and power and not our own "natural abilities". 2 Cor 4:7 "But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us." Lee's use of the term "natural ability" may have included the sense of "self-reliance". As he often does, he compounds English words with extra meanings that an English speaker may not relate to, or uses the wrong word entirely.

08-30-2016, 06:32 AM	#51
Evangelical Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 3,965	Re: All natural things are bad? I see "natural ability" as the particular skills or talents we have that we were born with or learned. I believe in spiritual service it is important to rely upon God's gifts and power and not our own "natural abilities". 2 Cor 4:7 "But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us." Lee's use of the term "natural ability" may have included the sense of "self-reliance". As he often does, he compounds English words with extra meanings that an English speaker may not relate to, or uses the wrong word entirely.