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Originally Posted by Igzy
This is a simplistic and short-sighted conclusion. If God doesn't want us to use our natural gifts then why does he give them to us? Obviously we all need the Spirit, but that doesn't mean the Spirit does not mesh with our natural gifts and use them to his glory.
Guess what? You cannot help but use your natural gifts to serve God. Can you think? That's a natural gift. Can you feel? That's a natural gift. Can you read? That's a natural gift. Can you walk and talk? Natural gifts. In fact, you whole human being is a natural gift.
Remember the glove/hand analogy? Our natural gifts are the glove and the Spirit is the hand. The hand animates the glove, it doesn't eliminate it.
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We have different understanding of the term "natural gift". I don't consider normal human functions as "gifts", although we can say that "everything is a gift from God". To me a gift would be some sort of extra-ability or talent.