separating the nature from the man

Repenting is the key to progress. Pure faith keeps us moving forward on the covenant path. Please do not fear or delay repenting. Satan delights in your misery. Cut it short. Cast his influence out of your life! Start today to experience the joy of putting off the natural man.

The Power of Spiritual Momentum  

By President Russell M. Nelson

Pres Nelson cites Mosiah 3:19. "The natural man is an enemy to God" sounded slightly different somehow today. I always read it as the natural MAN. People in their fallen state. Today, the emphasis was on natural. "It's natural to....." is used to assure people that their feelings are normal. That's good to recognize in order to understand that the whole being isn't evil for feeling a certain way. Like " love the sinner, not the sin". I guess it just separated the "natural" tendencies from the man. They've always seemed like a package deal. Instead, it's more of a person holding a package instead. Repentance is the process of putting down boxes, not removing pieces of yourself.