Judy wrote: > How so David; Christians are not supposed to have > two natures operating ATST either because those in > Christ have made a covenant agreement to die to the > one and walk after the other.
Judy, the very idea of dying to one and walking in the other is dualism. Otherwise, if you died to one, then you are dead. Paul speaks of putting off the old man, which is corrupt according to deceitful lusts. Paul says to put off the old man with his deeds. What can that instruction possibly mean except that there are two natures to man, one created after Christ Jesus, the new man, the inner man, and one created after the sinful nature in which the world operates, the old man, the outer man. Yes, we are to reckon it dead, but on a daily basis. Paul said, "I die daily." He also wrote: 1 Corinthians 9:27 (27) But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. Two natures? Yeah. Keep one dead (the flesh) and do not live after it. Keep the other one (spirit) alive. Unfortunately, most people play around with the flesh and don't keep it dead. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
