Ah yes, the famous natural man passage. This scripture tells us that the "natural man" is an enemy of God and has been since the fall of Adam. To me, the "natural man" in Mormonism is sort of like the original sin concept in Catholicism. We are born with original sin tainting us in the Catholic view (no, I'm not an expert and yes, that's an oversimplification) while in Mormonism the "natural man" is an enemy of God.
The passage also talks about how there should be battle between yourself and the "natural man". It tells us to "be submissive, meek, humble patient and full of love." All well and dandy, but that doesn't mean that LDS should be pushovers and never assert themselves. "Submissive, meek, and humble" doesn't mean "pushover who will be convinced to never stand up for themselves."
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