Why cannot the natural man receive the things of the Spirit?

Answer

"But the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither
can he know because they are spiritually discerned." 1 Cor. 2: 14.

Through what are they to -be sanctified?
17. What prophetic period, therefore, extends to the deliverance of God's people from the captivity in modern Babylon, and the restoration to them of the mediation of Christ?
14. Within less than forty days after the making of this covenant, while Moses tarried in the mount, what did the people say to Aaron?
Did Christ have anything to do with creation and the making of the Sabbath?
What is said concerning the captivity and downfall of the Papacy?
How long is Satan to be imprisoned on this earth?
Why did not these ancient worthies receive the promise?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle