The natural man is an enemy to God and always will be unless he yields to the invitation of the Holy Spirit and puts off the natural man and becomes a spiritually begotten son through the atonement of Christ such that he has no more disposition to do evil but has a desire to always do good and a willingness to submit to whatever his Father in Heaven sees fit for him to experience.
When Teancum killed Amalikiah the Nephites were in a defensive posture and a place of weakness. What Teancum did was an equalizer. When Teancum killed Ammoron the Nephites were in a position of strength and would have easily won the way without teancum taking that chance. Had her been in the right spirit, Teancum would have recognized that this idea want in harmony with the Lord.
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