Keeping in mind the awful separation that occurred when Adam spiritually died when he partook of the forbidden fruit in the Garden, and allowing for the fact that all mankind was represented in Adam in that Fall, we now see the great reconciliation that is realized between God and man through Christ in the act of salvation. The sinner is made spiritually alive and brought into mystical union with God through the person and work of Christ, by supernaturally receiving life and by being spiritually revitalized.
Yes, in the act of salvation man is reconciled to God through God in us. We are not reconciled to God by being spiritually resurrected. Adam received the consequences promised him for disobeying God. Adam did NOT spiritually die, the Spirit that gave him life when he was created departed from him, so Adam, was left a natural darkened spirit like the beguiling serpent that deceived them, destined to die.
This text teaches us that our “natural” ‘soulish’ man came first; the “spiritual … heavenly” came second. This is talking about our old man and our new man. The old man is dead unto God and controlled by natural understanding and natural feelings. Our new man is our spiritual man who has been raised from spiritual death. He is God-conscience, and alive unto God. These two natures are in conflict with each other.
The old man is not dead but destined to die through trespasses and sins! That's why unsaved man must be born again, not resurrected. Yes, when we are destined to die, we are natural man without eternal life through the Spirit of Christ in us. We become a new man not through resurrection, but when we are born again through the Spirit of Christ in us. The new man is not spiritual man, we are still of flesh with physical form, having natural mortal life through our natural spirit, but as new man we also have the presence of the Holy Spirit in us as we did in the beginning when man was created. Through His Spirit in us we have attained eternal life and shall have resurrected physical immortal life when Christ comes again.
We are talking about regeneration here! We are looking at the translation of a man from death to life. This is indeed supernatural, and is instigated by the Lord. The phrase "a quickening spirit" is talking about the initiator of life Jesus Christ; a quickened spirit is the recipient of that life.
Regeneration does not come from being resurrected! Regeneration comes by being born again!
I cannot find anywhere written "spiritually dead", "soulish man" or "spiritual man"?