justaname,
I wanted to take a moment to respond to your comment from earlier.
This one verse argues against most of your post regarding coming to faith...
The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. - 1 Corinthians 2:14
The entire Bible is of the Spirit. It is by the Spirit men are moved to believe the gospel and come to faith. If the gospel message moved men to belief then all who simply hear the gospel would come to belief.
So, what you are proposing here is that a "natural" person cannot understand or respond to the Gospel because it can only be accepted if the Spirit precedes and spiritually awakens a person so that they are capable of understanding and accepting the Gospel. Your proof-text for this notion is 1 Cor. 2:14. Let's take a look at the entire context of 1 Cor. 2:14 and see if this is what Paul is suggesting...
“these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. For who knows a person’s thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual. The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one. “For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ.” (1 Corinthians 2:10–16, ESV)
So, the reason I believe this passage is so widely misunderstood is because many assume the first person pronouns are referring to Christians in general. This is simply not the case. The "us" and "we" pronouns in this text are referring to the Apostles, not to Christians in general. Paul is talking about the revelatory message of the Gospel that Paul and the other Apostles have received and how this message is not based in human wisdom but divine revelation. It did not come from the wisdom of the world, but from the Spirit of God. That is Paul's point!
Paul says, "and we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual. The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned."
So, is Paul suggesting that this message he preaches cannot be understood apart from a miraculous inner illumination by the Spirit? No. Paul is saying that because the message of the Gospel was given to them by means different than the ways of the world, those who clamor for human, natural wisdom will feel that this message is foolish. In fact, Paul is showing how many of the Corinthian Christians are part of these people who fit this group! He goes on to say,
“But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready, for you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way? For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not being merely human?” (1 Corinthians 3:1–4, ESV)
You see, the "I, we, us" pronouns are referring to the Apostles who have received a hidden wisdom from God that is very different than the wisdom of the world. It is wisdom, but those who love the wisdom of the world do not accept it because it does not come from the world. In fact, many of these Corinthian believers are fighting and dividing amongst one another because they are following the wisdom of the world rather than the Spirit. This is Paul's point! Paul is not saying, "No one can understand the Gospel unless God enables them because they are prechosen." He is saying, "We preach wisdom, but it is a different kind of wisdom. This is a wisdom from God that looks silly to those who are caught up in being wise in the eyes of the world. In fact, many of you Corinthian Christians still dont really get it because if you did, you wouldn't be acting like the world and arguing about which Apostle or church leader is the best and wisest. God's message doesnt work like that! This isnt a competition! We are all just fellow workers building God's Kingdom. Stop acting like the world! The message of God and the ways of God are different than the praise-seeking, vain glory the world pursues."
So, this text is not saying only Christians who have the Spirit can receive the Gospel. It is saying that the wisdom of God is revealed in humility and weakness. Unless these Corinthian Christians start humbling themselves and understanding the message and ways of God properly, they will never mature. This is not a plea for OSAS. It is very similar to Christ's call to "repent" so they can receive the Kingdom. You have to turn from the ways and pride of the world to receive the Gospel (which is why the "sinners" were entering before the religious leaders). The NT is clear that we are capable of responding in this way when confronted with the Gospel.