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The more the natural, the less the spiritual!

There are three things of the greatest importance in Christianity: 1) the Cross; 2) the calling of God: 3) the condition which qualifies believers to enter into divine things. It is easy to see that man as lost in Adam must be set aside if blessing is to come in from God; but it is not so easy...

It was Christ's death that applied our death (Col 2:20, 3:3), not to sin's indwelling, but to sin's "condemnation" (Rom 8:1), in order to nullify its guilt and "dominion" (6:14). It has been said that "the Blood procures pardon from sin (Eph 1:7; Col 1:14) and the Cross procures power over sin."...

In my understanding the Father and Son could never be apart, both being of the same Divine essence, and both expecting all that occurred. If there was any setting apart from Jesus at that time, it was mankind only, like the lamb in the sin offering, God never disregarded it because it was...

Yes, and the issue isn't the sin as much as it is the "infirmities" He endured (His entire life), all of which culminated in it's greatest difficulty at the end. The point of Him being incarnate was to be "touched (acquainted - Isa 53:3) with the feeling of our infirmities," for the effect of...

True, and I often find myself (new self or new nature) more of a spectating solder in the battles, due to the Spirit's opposition to the sin nature (flesh) in my sole (Gal 5:17), and the Father's "work" in my soul (Phl 2:13). Appreciate the comments, and God's blessings to your Family!

Amen, the majority of what we learn in trusting God's sovereignty over all things, and that for our "good" (Rom 8:28), is through the difficulties, which are ordered by Him (Psa 42:7, 8). Good point about being aware of the continued indwelling of the old man (sin nature), which for the...

I see it as another manifestation of how human He was, concerning the partaking ("touched") with us in human "infirmities," but not human nature. Many have not yet understood the meaning of "nature," which is the most important human part of the soul, because it is what is used for the helm of a...

“For we have not an High Priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are” (Heb 4:15). Would not the “feeling” of the “infirmity” of being forsaken by His Father be the greatest among the sufferings which our Lord Jesus chose to...

Amen, and thanks for your encouraging compliments and replies! I think it could be considered that the right questions precede the answers in significance. You're comment on Bibles reading just for the sake of truth is highly important. When we read it shouldn't be just for the purpose of...

I fully agree, and it's my understanding that faith is always simultaneous with grace, "through" (Eph 2:8) which all else proceeds from the Spirit. It's grace and faith that produces a "godly sorrow," and this works "repentance unto salvation" (2Co 7:10). "Repentance unto salvation" to me is in...

If we're identifying these two as natures, I believe Paul's 7th Chapter to the Romans fully demonstrates the indwelling of both, as does I think the entirety of his Epistles. God bless, and appreciate your replies!

Appreciate the instruction here! God's blessings to you Brother!

I think it best for this passage, to refer to my two favorite Bible commentators: Albert Barnes (1798-1870) 1 Corinthians 6 Barnes' Notes John Gill (1697–1771) 1 Corinthians 6 Gill's Exposition God's blessings to you!

It's written that we "are dead to sin" (Rom 6:2,11; Col 3:3 ) via the sin nature (old man) being co-crucified with Christ (Rom 6:6), but nowhere is it said to be dead to us. If it were would we still sin? Would there still be a need for its members of our sin nature ("body of sin" - Rom 6:6) to...

Our death to sin is the same as Jesus', dying only once (Col 2:20; 3:3; Rom 6:2). The phrase "die daily" (1Co 15:31) has to do with Paul's constant physical danger: John Gill - "I die daily"; which is to be understood, not in a spiritual sense of dying unto sin; he was dead unto sin, as to its...

In the OT, that word "flesh" means the physical body, but in the NT is nearly always means the sin nature. The nature is that which is unseen, and the physical body is that which is seen, thus the two have not the same meaning. It still seem you're relating the two and the same thing, unless I'm...

True (2Pe 1:3), and it's my belief that all who are reborn will manifest it in their "willing" and their "doing" (Phl 2:13). The only reason why those professing faith do not continue in this is because they've never been reborn, thus god is not "working" in them.

The point I'm trying to make is that our salvific position in Christ is not in the sinning, because it's the sinning that manifests a sin source (old man), thus guilt from condemnation is incurred from it.

Yes, if you mean permanently in His spiritual baptism (Rom 6:3; Gal 3:27). I believe our baptism in His "death" need not be repeated (same for all we have in Him), but I see nothing conflicting with repetitious water baptism, if that's what you mean. It's our spiritual baptism that is in...