Believing

If the natural man cannot receive the things of God [1Cor 2:14] and is in fact hostile towards Father [Rom 8:7], and if the believing of Spiritual truth requires the Spirit of God [1Cor 2:14], does it not follow that the gift of the Spirit must PRECEDE believing and does in fact facilitate believing? Is it not then true that Father grants the Spirit to ENABLE believing rather than rewarding belief with the gift of the Spirit? Is it not impossible for man to believe unless Father enables by a prior giving of the Spirit? So then, it is not the choice of man, but rather Father's will, that determines who believes and when [Rom 9:16].