The verse is a familiar one
1 Cor. 2:14 —KJV
“But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.”
According to Calvinist a natural man is a man without the spirit
This man cannot receive the things of God they are foolishness to him. He cannot even understand the gospel
Ok so what is needed according to Paul so one can receive knowledge from the Spirit
1 Cor. 2:11–13 —KJV
“For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.”
One must have the spirit
Now if one must have the Spirit before one can understand the gospel
We have a huge problem
You cannot have the Spirit without faith in the gospel and Christ
John 7:38–39 —KJV
“He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)”
Gal. 3:13–14 —KJV
“Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.”
So we need the spirit to understand the gospel but we cannot have the spirit because we do not have faith in the gospel
1 Cor. 2:14 —KJV
“But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.”
According to Calvinist a natural man is a man without the spirit
This man cannot receive the things of God they are foolishness to him. He cannot even understand the gospel
Ok so what is needed according to Paul so one can receive knowledge from the Spirit
1 Cor. 2:11–13 —KJV
“For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.”
One must have the spirit
Now if one must have the Spirit before one can understand the gospel
We have a huge problem
You cannot have the Spirit without faith in the gospel and Christ
John 7:38–39 —KJV
“He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)”
Gal. 3:13–14 —KJV
“Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.”
So we need the spirit to understand the gospel but we cannot have the spirit because we do not have faith in the gospel