{"id":6745,"date":"2016-03-10T09:44:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T14:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bbn1.bbnradio.org\/english\/?page_id=6745"},"modified":"2018-01-30T13:51:16","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T18:51:16","slug":"%e8%81%96%e6%9b%b8%e3%81%ae%e6%95%99%e3%81%88%ef%bc%8d%e4%ba%ba%e9%96%93%e8%ab%96","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bbn1.bbnradio.org\/japanese\/%e3%82%b3%e3%83%b3%e3%83%86%e3%83%b3%e3%83%84\/%e8%81%96%e6%9b%b8%e3%81%ae%e6%95%99%e7%90%86\/%e8%81%96%e6%9b%b8%e3%81%ae%e6%95%99%e3%81%88%ef%bc%8d%e4%ba%ba%e9%96%93%e8%ab%96\/","title":{"rendered":"\u8056\u66f8\u306e\u6559\u3048\uff0d\u4eba\u9593\u8ad6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-c0a6bd9bf156ef203c56d0a05bd333e3\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-c0a6bd9bf156ef203c56d0a05bd333e3{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-c0a6bd9bf156ef203c56d0a05bd333e3 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-c0a6bd9bf156ef203c56d0a05bd333e3 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-c0a6bd9bf156ef203c56d0a05bd333e3 av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Anthropology &#8211; The Doctrine of Man<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\?PHPSESSID=CaixTJ2O4OROFXSbIxgWXhVUfWPqUeDZ"https:\/\/bbn1.bbnradio.org\/english\/tools-home\/bible-doctrines\/\">Bible Doctrines &#8211; Beliefs That Matter<\/a><br \/>\nby Mark G. Cambron, D.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><b>OUTLINE FOR CHAPTER <\/b><b>IV<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b> <\/b><b><\/b>ANTHROPOLOGY<\/p>\n<p>I. Man in His State of Integrity.<br \/>\nA. His Origin.<br \/>\nB. His Nature.<br \/>\nC. His Constitution.<br \/>\nD. His Condition.<br \/>\nE. His Headship.<\/p>\n<p>II. Man in His State of Sin.<br \/>\nA. The Fall of Man.<br \/>\nB. <span class=\"GramE\">The Fallen Sons of Adam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>III. Man in His State of Grace.<br \/>\nA. His Standing.<br \/>\nB. His State.<br \/>\nC. His Two Natures.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Chapter IV<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i> <\/i><\/b><b><i><\/i><\/b>ANTHROPOLOGY<\/p>\n<p>Anthropology comes from the Greek word \u201c<span class=\"SpellE\">anthropos<\/span>,\u201d meaning \u201cman.\u201d Anthropology is the doctrine of man. There are many different definitions of man, some comical, some tragic. In this study of anthropology we shall go to the true source \u2014 the Scriptures.<\/p>\n<p>Man has always wanted to know <i>who <\/i>he is, where he <i>came from, <\/i>and where he is <i>going. <\/i>God\u2019s Holy Word gives the only complete account.<\/p>\n<p>I. MAN IN HIS STATE OF INTEGRITY<br \/>\n<b><br \/>\n<\/b>By this we mean man in his original state of purity, his uprightness.<\/p>\n<p><i>A. His Origin.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i> <\/i><i><\/i>1. <i>Negative.<br \/>\na. Not by Abiogenesis or Spontaneous Generation. <\/i>This theory holds to the belief that there was no creator of man, but that man simply came into being without a cause and began to exist, fulfilling the nursery rhyme, which reads:<\/p>\n<p>Where did you come from, Baby dear?<br \/>\nOut of the nowhere, into here!<\/p>\n<p>This argument needs no answer, but in order to forestall criticism, we simply state that if such a thing as <span class=\"SpellE\">abiogenesis<\/span> were possible, there would be no power to keep it from happening again. There is no record of a second occurrence, and, of course, it never happened in the first place.<br \/>\nb. <i>Not by Evolution or Natural Developments. <\/i>A short definition of evolution is: \u201cThat process by<i> <\/i>which, through some kind of aggregation of matter through many ages and species, by chance or by law, man appears.\u201d This concept has held sway for many years, but its adherents are on the decline. Modern science, such as anthropology, is refuting all of its claims. The Bible declares that man is a separate creation of God, and that the animals were created at a different time, completely apart from man. Evolution teaches that man and animals have a common origin, which branched out into the different species. In refuting this we use the Scriptures and human reasoning as follows:<br \/>\n(1) <span class=\"GramE\"><i>It<\/i><\/span><i> is Opposed to Scripture. <\/i>The Scriptures state: \u201cAfter his kind\u201d (Gen. 1:24). This pins the species down to themselves, forbidding them to evolve into a completely new species.<br \/>\n(2) <i>There is No Record of Animal Becoming Man. <\/i><span class=\"GramE\">Surely<\/span>, in six thousand years, if evolution were true, there would be living examples of it today.<br \/>\n(3) <i>There is No Evidence that the Missing Link Has Been Found. <\/i>Many so-called history books show pictures of the creature they term as the missing link. These pictures are photographs of drawings, and not photographs of real creatures, as none of these exist. The \u201cmissing link,\u201d we are told, is that creature between man and the ape. Its picture is wholly the imagination of the artist who took a piece of a bone or tooth and built a man around it. It is the same as a man taking a key hole and building a house around it. We would like to quote William Jennings Bryan concerning the \u201cmissing link\u201d: \u201cIf the missing link has been found, why are they still looking for it?\u201d<br \/>\n(4) <i>There is No Evidence that Primitive Man Differed From Man Today.<br \/>\n<\/i>(5) <i>There Is Proof that Human Blood is One Blood. <\/i><span class=\"GramE\">(Acts 17:26).<\/span> World War II has proved this. The blood of a white man can be placed into the veins of a black man, and vice versa, and give life. Blood transfusions have only been in practice during the last hundred years, but God revealed this to us several thousand years ago.<br \/>\n(6) <i>There is a Great Difference <span class=\"GramE\">Between<\/span> the Constitution of Man and Animal.<br \/>\n<\/i>(a) <i>Physically. <\/i>Man is an upright being, while animals are on all fours.<br \/>\n(b) <i>Mentally. <\/i>Man has <i>intellect, <\/i>while animals have instinct.<br \/>\n(c) <i>Morally. <\/i>Man is the only creature of God that has moral qualities.<br \/>\n(d) <i>Spiritually. <\/i>Man alone has been created with spiritual concepts. He alone of all the creatures can worship God.<\/p>\n<p>2. <i>Positive. <\/i>Man is a direct creation of God. \u201cGod created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them\u201d (Gen. 1:27).<\/p>\n<p><i>B. His Nature.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i> <\/i><i><\/i>1. <i>Original Image of Man. <\/i>\u201cGod said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness\u201d (Gen. 1:26a). \u201cWhoso <span class=\"SpellE\">sheddeth<\/span> man\u2019s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man\u201d (Gen. 9:6). See also I Corinthians 11:7; James 3:9.<br \/>\na. <i>Seen in Man\u2019s <span class=\"SpellE\">Triunity<\/span>. <\/i>\u201cThe LORD<b> <\/b>God formed man out of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul\u201d (Gen. 2:7). \u201cThe very God of peace sanctify you wholly: and I pray God your whole <i>spirit <\/i>and <i>soul <\/i>and <i>body <\/i>be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ\u201d (I <span class=\"SpellE\">Thess<\/span>. 5:23).<br \/>\n<span class=\"GramE\">b<\/span>. <i>Seen in Man\u2019s Intellectual and Moral Nature. <\/i>\u201cLie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him\u201d (Col. 3:9, 10). See also Ephesians 4:24.<br \/>\nc. <i>Seen in Physical Likeness. <\/i>It is true that God is a Spirit (John 4:24); God is invisible (Col. 1:15). Yet God has always had a form in which He manifests Himself: \u201cAs for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake with beholding thy form\u201d (Ps. 17:15, R.V.). See also Philippians 2:6<span class=\"GramE\">,7<\/span>; Mark 15:12; John 5:37, R.V.<\/p>\n<p>Christ was not made in the form or image of Adam, but Adam was made in the form, or image of Christ, who was to come: \u201cNevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam\u2019s transgression, who is the <i>figure <\/i>of him that was to come\u201d (Rom. 5:14).<\/p>\n<p>2. <i>Original Innocence of Man. <\/i>Some declare that Adam was created in holiness, or righteousness. This is not quite correct. Man was created perfect, yes, but he was created in innocence. There is a vast difference between innocence and righteousness. Innocence is<span class=\"SpellE\">sinlessness<\/span> that has never faced trial. Righteousness is innocence that has been tested and tried, and has come out victorious.<br \/>\n<b><br \/>\n<\/b><i>C. His Constitution.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i> <\/i><i><\/i>As we shall see, man is composed of earthly (Gen. 2:7) and spiritual elements (I <span class=\"SpellE\">Thess<\/span>. 5:23; Heb. 4:12).<\/p>\n<p>1. <i>Body. <\/i>His body was made from the earth. This was the first part of man that was formed. \u201cThe LORD God formed man of the dust of the <span class=\"GramE\">ground,<\/span> and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul\u201d (Gen. 2:7). The body is set forth in Scripture as the house of the inner man. <span class=\"GramE\">\u201cHow much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is the dust, which are crushed before the moth?\u201d<\/span> (Job 4:19). See also II Corinthians 5:1, 3, <span class=\"GramE\">4<\/span>. The process by which God made man is not known; we leave that up to God. Men give their opinions and speculations, but they remain as such. The word \u201cdust\u201d does not mean clay, or old dirty dirt, but the finest materials of the earth.<br \/>\na. <i>Analysis Proves Man\u2019s Source. <\/i>Modern chemical analysis detects in the body the same elements that are in the earth beneath man\u2019s feet; such elements as sodium, carbon, iron, and the like.<br \/>\nb. <i>Earth Sustains Man\u2019s Existence. <\/i>The body is sustained by that which grows out of the earth. It is man\u2019s body and not his spirit that is sustained. Famine in our modern day has proved that if vegetation is taken away, life is taken away. <i>Kill vegetation and you kill man.<br \/>\n<\/i>c. <i>Death Substantiates Man\u2019s Elements. <\/i>At death corruption sets in, and man\u2019s body soon returns to the dust from which it was formed. \u201cIn the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return\u201d (Gen. 3:19).<\/p>\n<p>2. <i>Soul. <\/i>\u201cThe LORD God formed man of the dust of the <span class=\"GramE\">ground,<\/span> and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul\u201d (Gen. 2:7). See also I Corinthians 15:45. The soul is the seat of the emotions and appetites. Plants, animals and man have bodies; only animals and man have a soul; but only man has a spirit. The soul is that <i>conscious <\/i>life which is in man and animal. Plants have life, but it is <i>unconscious <\/i>life. There is a difference between the souls of men and the souls of animals. The animal\u2019s soul is connected with his <i>body, <\/i>while man\u2019s soul is connected with his <i>spirit. <\/i>The soul of an animal dies with the animal, but man\u2019s soul never dies, for he was made a \u201cliving soul\u201d \u2014 a soul that would never die.<\/p>\n<p>As stated, the soul of man is the seat of his emotions and appetites, and the following Scriptures will bring out the degrees of same: <i>Appetites: <\/i>\u201cThou <span class=\"SpellE\">mayest<\/span> kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul <span class=\"SpellE\">lusteth<\/span> after, according to the blessing of the LORD<b> <\/b>thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart\u201d (Deut. 12:15). <i>Desires: <\/i>\u201cIf any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul <span class=\"SpellE\">desireth<\/span>; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it<b> <\/b>by force\u201d (I Sam. 2:16). See also Deuteronomy 12:20; Psalm 107:18; Proverbs 6:30; Isaiah 29:8; I Samuel 18:1. <i>Hates: <\/i>\u201cDavid said on that day, <span class=\"GramE\">Whosoever<\/span> <span class=\"SpellE\">getteth<\/span> up to the gutter, and <span class=\"SpellE\">smiteth<\/span> the <span class=\"SpellE\">Jebusites<\/span>, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David\u2019s soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, <span class=\"GramE\">The<\/span> blind and the lame shall not come into the house\u201d (II Sam. 5:8). <i>Mourns: <\/i>\u201cHis flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn\u201d (Job 14:22). Is <i>Vexed: <\/i>\u201cThe man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD<b> <\/b>hath hid it<b> <\/b>from me, and hath not told me\u201d (II Kings 4:27b). <i>Rejoices: <\/i>\u201cI will greatly rejoice in the LORD<b>, <\/b>my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom <span class=\"SpellE\">decketh<\/span>himself with ornaments, and as a bride <span class=\"SpellE\">adorneth<\/span> herself with her jewels\u201d (Is. 61:10). <i>Suffers:<\/i>\u201cThey said one to another, <span class=\"GramE\">We<\/span> are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us\u201d (Gen. 42:21). <i>Sorrows: <\/i>\u201cHe said unto them, <span class=\"GramE\">My<\/span> soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch\u201d (Mark 14:34).<\/p>\n<p>Where does man get his soul?<br \/>\n<span class=\"GramE\">a<\/span>. <i>Pre-existence. <\/i>This theory teaches that all souls <span class=\"GramE\">that have<\/span> ever been in the world, or shall ever be in the world, were created in the beginning. At time of conception, they are united with the body. This was taught by Plato, but it<b> <\/b>was never accepted by the church, as it<b> <\/b>is without Scriptural foundation.<br \/>\nb. <i>Creationism. <\/i>This belief holds that after forty days of conception the soul unites with the body. Roman Catholicism proposes this. If this belief is true, then God is the creator of sinful souls.<br \/>\nc. <span class=\"SpellE\"><i>Traducianism<\/i><\/span><i>. <\/i>This is the truth which holds that both soul and body are derived from the parents. <span class=\"GramE\">\u201cAdam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth\u201d (Gen. 5:3).<\/span> See also Acts 17:24-26.<\/p>\n<p>3. <i>Spirit. <\/i>Here is where man differs from all creatures. In Hebrews 12:9 God is said to be \u201cFather of spirits.\u201d This does not mean the Father of angels, but of the spirits of men made perfect. God is never said to be the Father of souls.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"GramE\">\u201cAs the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also\u201d (Jas. 2:26).<\/span> When a body dies, the soul departs with the spirit of man. The soul and spirit can be separated \u201cthe word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any <span class=\"SpellE\">twoedged<\/span> sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart\u201d (Heb. 4:12). However, there is no Scriptural proof that they are ever separated. The rich man of Luke 16 goes to Hades upon death, and he has both soul and spirit with him. See also Matthew 10:28.<\/p>\n<p>The spirit of man is the seat of his intelligence. \u201cWhat man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? <span class=\"GramE\">even<\/span> so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God\u201d (I <span class=\"SpellE\">Cor<\/span>. 2:11). Animals do not possess intelligence. \u201cBe ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee\u201d (Ps. 32:9).<\/p>\n<p>The word \u201cspirit,\u201d both in the Hebrew and Greek, is sometimes translated as \u201cbreath,\u201d and \u201cwind.\u201d The context determines the translation.<\/p>\n<p>The materialists say that the word for spirit should be \u201cbreath,\u201d and that when man dies he is gone forever.<\/p>\n<p>Some people say that man lost his spirit at the <span class=\"GramE\">Fall<\/span> and regains his spirit at conversion. This would make him a dual being however, and this conception has no Scriptural grounds.<\/p>\n<p>4. <i>Heart. <\/i>When we speak of the heart, we do not mean the muscle in the body, but rather the seat of conscience. \u201cLet us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water\u201d (Heb. 10:22). See also I John 3:19<span class=\"GramE\">,20<\/span>; Acts 2:26; 5:3, 5; Matthew 22:37. There is a warning that there may be a profession without a possession, <span class=\"GramE\">a head<\/span> knowledge without a heart trust. \u201cNot every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of the Father which is in heaven\u201d See also Matthew 7:22, 23.<\/p>\n<p><i>D. His Condition.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i> <\/i><i><\/i>By this we mean man\u2019s condition in his state of integrity before he fell.<\/p>\n<p>1. <i>His Knowledge. <\/i>He had immediate knowledge, intuitive knowledge. He was not an adult infant. He named all animals that came from the hand of God; <span class=\"GramE\">It<\/span> would take an intelligent man to do this. \u201cAdam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found <span class=\"GramE\">an<\/span> help meet for him\u201d (Gen. 2:20).<\/p>\n<p>2. <i>His Fellowship. <\/i>He was able to commune with God. \u201cThe LORD<b> <\/b>God commanded the man saying, <span class=\"GramE\">Of<\/span> every tree of the garden thou <span class=\"SpellE\">mayest<\/span> freely eat\u201d (Gen. 2:16). \u201cGod said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat\u201d (Gen. 1:29).<\/p>\n<p>3. <i>His Home. <\/i>It was located in a garden. \u201cThe LORD<b> <\/b>God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed\u201d (Gen. 2:8). Some men claim that primitive man was a cave man, but this was not so, for he was a garden man. The first records we have of men living in caves are of the persecuted: \u201cOf whom the world was not worthy; they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth\u201d (Heb. 11:38), and of the insane: \u201cwhen he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit\u201d (Mark 5:2).<\/p>\n<p>This garden is not called Eden, but rather, the Garden in Eden. \u201cEden\u201d means plains, or plateau.Armenia, no doubt, is the place where man began.<\/p>\n<p>4. <i>His Companion. <\/i>\u201cFor Adam there was not found <span class=\"GramE\">an<\/span> help meet for him. . . . <span class=\"GramE\">And the rib, which the LORD<b> <\/b>God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man\u201d (Gen. 2:20, 22).<\/span> The words \u201chelp meet\u201d are not a compound word, but two separate ones, meaning \u201cfit for.\u201d Eve was \u201cfit for\u201d Adam. Some who laugh at this \u201crib story\u201d cannot tell us where woman did come from. Why do you suppose God did not make woman from the dust? <span class=\"GramE\">For the simple reason that God did not want to have two origins of man.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>God can make a human being in four ways:<\/p>\n<p>By conception.<br \/>\n<span class=\"GramE\">Without the aid of a woman, as Eve.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"GramE\">Without a man or woman, as Adam.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"GramE\">Without a man, by a woman, as Christ.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>5.<i> His Work. <\/i>\u201cGod blessed them, and God said unto them, <span class=\"GramE\">Be<\/span> fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it<b>: <\/b>and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that <span class=\"SpellE\">moveth<\/span> upon the earth\u201d (Gen. 1:28). \u201cThe LORD<b> <\/b>God took the man, and put him into the <span class=\"GramE\">garden<\/span> of Eden to dress it and to keep it\u201d (Gen. 2:15). There was employment in the garden, but no toil. There was work, but not the kind that wears one out. The word \u201ckeep\u201d in Genesis 2:15 is best translated \u201cguard.\u201d Against whom was Adam to guard the garden? <span class=\"GramE\">Against wild animals?<\/span> No, there were none. <span class=\"GramE\">Against wild men?<\/span> No, for Adam was the only man. He was put on his guard against the possible appearance of the Devil. Whenever man is placed in a position of trust, God always gives ample warning.<\/p>\n<p>6. <i>His Food. <\/i>\u201cGod said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat\u201d (Gen. 1:29). The first man and beast of the field were vegetarians. Their diets included no meat. Man was not carnivorous as evolutionists claim.<\/p>\n<p>7. <i>His Responsibility.<br \/>\n<\/i><span class=\"GramE\">a<\/span>.<b> <\/b><i>To Replenish the Earth With a New Order <\/i>\u2014 <i>Man.<\/i><i> <\/i>\u201cGod blessed them and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it\u201d (Gen. 1:28). Adam was the first man: \u201cThe first man Adam was made a living soul\u201d (I <span class=\"SpellE\">Cor<\/span>. 15:45). Eve is the mother of all human beings. \u201cAdam called his wife\u2019s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living\u201d (Gen. 3:20).<br \/>\nb.<b> <\/b><i>To Abstain from Eating of the Fruit. <\/i>This fruit was of the tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil. \u201cThe LORD<b> <\/b>God commanded the man saying, <span class=\"GramE\">Of<\/span> every tree of the garden thou <span class=\"SpellE\">mayest<\/span>freely eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it<b>: <\/b>for in the day that thou <span class=\"SpellE\">eatest<\/span> thereof thou shalt surely die\u201d (Gen. 2: 16, 17).<\/p>\n<p>They were allowed to eat freely, as there was plenty. There was only one tree forbidden them. We do not know what kind of fruit it<b> <\/b>was. Nothing was wrong with the fruit; there was just God\u2019s prohibition behind it<b>. <\/b>God wanted Adam and Eve to have knowledge, but he did not want them to gain it<b> <\/b>by disobedience. Re-member, man had been placed on his guard; he had been warned of the enemy; Satan did not come in unawares. This being true, why did God allow Adam and Eve to be subjected to the attack of the Devil? Testing always comes before a blessing. Man always has to be tried before he is promoted.<\/p>\n<p><i>E. His Leadership.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i> <\/i><i><\/i>The entire human race comes from that one man, Adam. As is the head, so are the descendants.<\/p>\n<p>1. <i>Ethnography. <\/i>This is the branch of anthropology that considers man geographically and descriptively, treating of the subdivision of races, the causes of migration, and related matters.<span class=\"GramE\">This science points to a common homeland \u2014 Armenia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>2. <i>Comparative Philology. <\/i>This is the science of language, and it<b> <\/b>considers that men all come from the same origin.<\/p>\n<p>3. <i>Psychology. <\/i>This is the science of the mind, and it<b> <\/b>also indicates that man comes from one origin.<\/p>\n<p>4. <i>Physiology. <\/i>This is the science that deals with the organic structure of the body, and it<b><\/b>declares that all men come from the same source, a common origin.<\/p>\n<p>II. MAN IN HIS STATE OF SIN<\/p>\n<p><i>A.<\/i><i> The <span class=\"GramE\">Fall<\/span> of Man.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i> <\/i><i><\/i>Some may say that the fall of man is an old Babylonian fable, but we have only to look upon man and see him toil for his bread, weaken in his diseases, and die in his misery, to realize that he has had a fall. \u201cBy one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned\u201d (Rom. 5:12).<\/p>\n<p>1. <i>The Source of Sin. <\/i>\u201cNow the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, <span class=\"GramE\">Ye<\/span> shall not eat of every tree of the garden?\u201d (Gen. 3: 1). \u201cI fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ\u201d (II <span class=\"SpellE\">Cor<\/span>. 11:3). God is not speaking about a beast when He mentions the serpent, but a person. Notice that the Scripture does not say, \u201c<span class=\"GramE\">more<\/span> subtle than any <i>other <\/i>beast of the field,\u201d but leaves out the word \u201cother,\u201d stating only that he is more subtle than <i>any <\/i>beast. This is merely a statement of what God thinks of the Devil. Nowhere in Scripture does it state that the Devil was <i>in <\/i>the serpent, but it does say that the serpent <i>was <\/i>the Devil. <span class=\"GramE\">\u201cHe laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years\u201d (Rev. 20:2).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>2. <i>The Nature of Sin. <\/i>\u201cThe serpent said unto the woman, <span class=\"GramE\">Ye<\/span> shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat\u201d (Gen. 3:4-6). Now the fruit was all right; it was good fruit, with only the prohibition of God behind it. Some people may contend that it was a small thing to bring about man\u2019s downfall, but we ask the question, \u201cHow many steps does it take to fall off a bluff?\u201d<br \/>\na. <span class=\"GramE\"><i>He<\/i><\/span><i> Doubted God\u2019s Love. <\/i>In doubting God\u2019s love, man denied God\u2019s goodness, and acted apart from God and became a sinner. \u201cThere is a way which <span class=\"SpellE\">seemeth<\/span> right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death\u201d (<span class=\"SpellE\">Prov<\/span>. 14:12). See also Isaiah 55:6.<br \/>\n<span class=\"GramE\">b. <i>He<\/i><\/span><i> Doubted God\u2019s Word. <\/i>In doubting God\u2019s Word, man denied His Truth; denying His Truth, he acted in spite of God and became a criminal. \u201cWhosoever <span class=\"SpellE\">committeth<\/span> sin <span class=\"SpellE\">transgresseth<\/span>also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law\u201d (I John 3:4).<br \/>\n<span class=\"GramE\">c. <i>He<\/i><\/span><i> Doubted God\u2019s Authority. <\/i>In doubting God\u2019s authority, man denied God\u2019s deity; denying His deity, he became contrary to God. Thus, he became God\u2019s enemy and a rebel in God\u2019s universe. \u201cThe carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God\u201d (Rom. 8:7, 8).<\/p>\n<p>The testing was given to see if man would stay true to God.<b> <\/b>He failed because he wanted to be a god. The Devil himself fell (Is. 14), because he wanted to be like the Most High God.<b> <\/b>This brought about his downfall, so he planted the same seed of false ambition in Adam and Eve to see if it would bring about their downfall, and it<b> <\/b>did.<\/p>\n<p>Some may ask, \u201cWas this fair to them?\u201d They were warned and placed on guard against Satan. There was only one prohibition in the garden. They did not need the fruit; they lacked nothing.<\/p>\n<p>3.<i> The Effects of Sin.<br \/>\n<\/i>a. <i>Immediate Effects <span class=\"GramE\">Upon<\/span> Eve.<br \/>\n<\/i>(1)<b> <\/b><i>Shame. <\/i>\u201cThey both were naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. <span class=\"GramE\">And the eyes of them both<b> <\/b>were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons\u201d (Gen. 2:25; 3:7).<\/span> God himself is clothed with a garment of light (Ps. 104:2); and when He<b> <\/b>made man, he made him in His own image and likeness. Thus, we believe that man also was clothed with a garment of light. When man sinned, that clothing of light was lost, and he made himself a fig leaf covering to<b> <\/b>take the place of<b> <\/b>that which was lost. Ever since, man<b> <\/b>has tried to put<b> <\/b>on what God once gave him, but he has nothing but filthy rags.<br \/>\n(2) <i>Fear. <\/i>\u201cHe <span class=\"GramE\">said,<\/span> I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself\u201d (Gen. 3:10). Man still tries to hide from God.<b><br \/>\n<\/b>(3) <i>Separation from God. <\/i>There is no doubt that man lost his perfect nature and ended his fellowship with God. There<b> <\/b>is no such thing as the Fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man of the <i>natural <\/i>man, the unsaved man.<br \/>\n(4)<b> <\/b><i>Expulsion from the Garden. <\/i>\u201cThe LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden to till the ground from whence he was taken. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the end ofthe garden of Eden cherubims, and a flaming<b> <\/b>sword, which turned every way to keep the way ofthe tree of life\u201d (Gen. 3:23, 24).<b> <\/b>Man was <i>driven <\/i>out.<b><br \/>\n<\/b>(5)<b> <\/b><i>Lost Lordship Over Creation. <\/i>In the beginning Adam was indeed the ruler of all earthly creatures: \u201cThou <span class=\"SpellE\">madest<\/span> him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast<b> <\/b>put all things under his feet: all sheep and oxen, yea, and the beast of the field; the fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever <span class=\"SpellE\">passeth<\/span> through the paths of the sea\u201d (Ps. 8:6-8). This is not true of man today. He has lost that lordship. Christ will return it to man when He comes again (Heb. 2 and Is. 11).<br \/>\nb. <i>Remote Effects Upon Adam\u2019s Posterity.<br \/>\n<\/i>(1) <i>The Spirit is <span class=\"GramE\">Darkened<\/span>. <\/i>\u201cThis I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart\u201d (Eph. 4:17, 18). The darkened room of understanding will remain darkened until the Holy Spirit comes in to illuminate.<br \/>\n(2) <i>The Soul Is Debased arid Corrupt. <\/i>Unbelievers, \u201cbeing past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness to work all uncleanness with greediness\u201d (Eph. 4:19). See also Jeremiah 17:9.<br \/>\n(3) <i>The Body Is Subjected to Disease and Death. <\/i>\u201cThe creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God\u201d (Rom. 8:21).<\/p>\n<p>4. <i>The Effects on Sin.<br \/>\n<\/i>a. <i>The Immediate Expression of God\u2019s Judgment.<br \/>\n<\/i>(1) <i>On the Serpent. <\/i>\u201cThe LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel\u201d (Gen. 3:14, 15). Satan, in all of his majesty, is considered nothing but a serpent. This is a figure of speech, for we know that snakes do not eat dust. God\u2019s decree unto the serpent that he should eat dust all the days of his life, showed the contempt in which He held the Devil.<br \/>\n(2) <i>On the Woman. <\/i>\u201cUnto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow shalt thou bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee\u201d (Gen. 3:16).<br \/>\n(3) <i>On Creation. <\/i>\u201cUnto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field\u201d (Gen. 3:17, 18).<br \/>\n(4)<i> On Man. <\/i>\u201cIn<b> <\/b>the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread till thou return unto the ground; for out of it<b> <\/b>wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return\u201d (Gen. 3:19). See also Genesis 5:29.<br \/>\nb. <i>The Future Expression of God\u2019s Judgment. <\/i>\u201cThe fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and <span class=\"SpellE\">idolators<\/span>, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which <span class=\"SpellE\">burneth<\/span> with fire and brimstone: which is the second death\u201d (Rev. 21:8).<\/p>\n<p>5. <i>The Provision for the Sinner. <\/i>\u201cI will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it<b> <\/b>shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel\u201d (Gen. 3:15). In the hour that man sinned, God promised a Redeemer. The Seed of the woman is no one else but Jesus Christ. \u201cUnto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD<b> <\/b>God make coats of skin, and clothe them\u201d (Gen. 3:21). When they realized their nakedness, they covered themselves with aprons of fig leaves. God clothed them with animal skins instead. As far as covering their nakedness was concerned, fig leaves were as good as animal skins; however, <i>blood <\/i>had to be spilt \u2014 \u201cFor without the shedding of blood there is no<b> <\/b>remission of sin.\u201d They had to be covered with that which was slain for their sins. Likewise, the sinner today has to be clothed with the righteousness of Him who died for them.<\/p>\n<p><i>B. The Fallen Sons of Adam.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i> <\/i><i><\/i>1. <i>Their Standing.<br \/>\n<\/i><span class=\"GramE\">a<\/span>. <i>In Adam. <\/i>\u201cSince by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive\u201d (I <span class=\"SpellE\">Cor<\/span>. 15:21, 22). See also I Corinthians 15:45, 47; Romans 5:12-21. There are only two representative men in the world: the first man and the second man; the first Adam and the last Adam. All men are born in Adam; all born-again men are in Christ.<br \/>\n<span class=\"GramE\">b<\/span>. <i>Of Sin and Guilt. <\/i>\u201cWhat then? <span class=\"GramE\">are<\/span> we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin, as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one\u201d (Rom. 3:9, 10). See also Romans 3:19.<\/p>\n<p>2. <i>Their State.<\/i> By<i> <\/i>their state we mean their spiritual condition; that is, the absence of righteousness in their spiritual life.<br \/>\na. <i>Sinful in Nature. <\/i>\u201cBehold, I was <span class=\"SpellE\">shapen<\/span> in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me\u201d (Ps. 51:5). See also Ephesians 2:3; Genesis 6:5; Jeremiah 17:9; Romans 8:7; Galatians 5:19-21.<br \/>\nb. <i>Sinful in Practice. <\/i>\u201cWe ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving <span class=\"GramE\">divers<\/span> lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another\u201d (Titus 3:3). See also Romans 3:23; Colossians 1:21; Psalm 14:1-3.<br \/>\nc. <i>Lost in Sin. <\/i>\u201cThe Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost\u201d (Luke 19:10). See also Isaiah 53:6; II Corinthians 4:3, 4.<br \/>\nd. <i>Spiritually Dead. <\/i>\u201cYou hath he quickened who were dead in trespasses and sins\u2026Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, by<i> <\/i>grace are ye saved\u201d (Eph. 2: 1, 5). God\u2019s picture of a sinner is a dead man, a man with all of the organs of movement, but no motion. Likewise, the sinner cannot move in the things of God.<br \/>\n<span class=\"GramE\">e<\/span>. <i>Under God\u2019s Wrath. <\/i>\u201cThe wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness\u201d (Rom. 1:18). See also John 3:36.<br \/>\nf. <i>Waits for Death. <\/i>\u201cIt is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment (Heb. 9:27).<br \/>\ng. <i>Sure of Hell. <\/i><span class=\"GramE\">\u201cWhosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire\u201d (Rev. 20:15).<\/span> See also Revelation 21:8.<\/p>\n<p>III. MAN IN HIS STATE OF GRACE<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b> <\/b><b><\/b><i>A.<\/i><i> <span class=\"GramE\">His Standing.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i> <\/i><i><\/i>1.<b> <\/b><span class=\"GramE\"><i>In<\/i><\/span><i> Christ. <\/i>As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive\u201d (I <span class=\"SpellE\">Cor<\/span>. 15:22). See also I Corinthians 15:21, 45, 47; Romans 5:12-21.<\/p>\n<p>2. <span class=\"GramE\"><i>Of<\/i><\/span><i> Perfection. <\/i>\u201cAccording as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love. . . . To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved\u201d (Eph. 1:4, 6). There are no charges against the Head; and, as that is so, there can be no charges against the Body.<\/p>\n<p><i>B. His State.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i> <\/i><i><\/i>By this we mean his spiritual condition. This differs from the life of the unbeliever. In the believer\u2019s life righteousness is present \u2014 the righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<p>1. <i>A New Creature. <\/i>\u201cIf any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away, behold, all things are become new\u201d (II <span class=\"SpellE\">Cor<\/span>. 5:17). See also 11 Peter 1:4; Galatians 6:15; John 3:16. Regeneration is a re-creation. Only God can create; only God can re-create.<\/p>\n<p>2. <i>Saved. <\/i>\u201cWho hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began\u201d (Il Tim. 1:9). See also Ephesians 2:8<span class=\"GramE\">,9<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>3. <i>Dead <span class=\"GramE\">Unto<\/span> Sin. <\/i>\u201cLikewise reckon <span class=\"GramE\">ye<\/span> also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but<b> <\/b>alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord\u201d (Rom. 6:11). \u201cWho his <span class=\"SpellE\">ownself<\/span> bare our sins in his own body on the <span class=\"GramE\">tree, that<\/span> we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed\u201d (I Peter 2:24).<\/p>\n<p>4. <i>Child of God. <\/i>\u201cAs many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name\u201d (John 1:12). \u201cYe are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus\u201d (Gal. 3:26).<\/p>\n<p>5. <i>Under God\u2019s Favor. <\/i>\u201cBlessed <span class=\"GramE\">be<\/span> the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ\u201d (Eph. 1:3). See also Romans 5:2.<\/p>\n<p>6. <i>Waits for God and Glory. <\/i>\u201cOur conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the<span class=\"SpellE\">Saviour<\/span>, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able to subdue all things unto himself\u201d (Phil. 3:20,21).<\/p>\n<p>7. <i>Sure of Heaven. <\/i>\u201cThe Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom <span class=\"GramE\">be<\/span> glory for ever and ever. Amen\u201d (II Tim. 4:18). See also I Peter 1:4.<\/p>\n<p><i>C. His Two Natures.<b><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><b> <\/b><\/i><i><b><\/b><\/i>\u201cThe flesh <span class=\"SpellE\">lusteth<\/span> against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would\u201d (Gal. 5:17). The above Scriptures could not describe anyone but a saved man. The sinner has but one nature; the child of God has two natures. Every true believer has experienced the warfare of which Paul speaks. This warfare is best demonstrated by the household of Abraham. He had two sons \u2014 Ishmael, the older; and Isaac, the younger. Ishmael stands for that born of the flesh, while Isaac stands for that born of the Spirit. The trouble started when Isaac came into the household. Trouble comes into a Christian\u2019s life when Christ enters in.<\/p>\n<p>1. <span class=\"GramE\"><i>The Description of the Old Nature.<\/i><\/span><i><br \/>\n<\/i>a. <i>Names and Characteristics.<br \/>\n<\/i>(1) <i>The Flesh. <\/i>\u201cThat which is born of the flesh is flesh\u201d (John 3:6). See also Romans 7:18, 23; 8:9. By \u201cthe flesh\u201d we do not mean \u201cmuscles and sinews,\u201d which are part of the human body, but rather the carnal nature, which all possess at birth. There is no such thing as our being in the flesh; the flesh is in us. No man has ever begotten an unfallen man. \u201cFor I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) <span class=\"SpellE\">dwelleth<\/span> no good thing\u201d (Rom. 7:18a). See also John 6:63; Romans 8:8. There is no such thing as a person being born with a \u201cdivine spark\u201d within them.<br \/>\n(2) <i>The Natural Man. <\/i>\u201cThe natural man <span class=\"SpellE\">receiveth<\/span> not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned\u201d (I <span class=\"SpellE\">Cor<\/span>. 2:14). This is what man is by nature, by his natural birth.<br \/>\n(3) <i>The Old Man. <\/i>\u201cOur old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin\u201d (Rom. 6:6). See also Ephesians 4:22; Colossians 3:9. This is the man of old \u2014 what we once were: corrupt, full of evil desires and lusts.<br \/>\n(4) <i>The Outward Man. <\/i>\u201cThough our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day\u201d (II <span class=\"SpellE\">Cor<\/span>. 4:16).<br \/>\n(5) <i>The Heart. <\/i>\u201cFrom within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: all these evil things come from within, and defile the man\u201d (Mark 7:21-23). We hear so much of man having a change of heart, but this is impossible, for only God can give a new heart.<br \/>\n(6)<i> The Carnal Mind. <\/i>\u201cThe carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be\u201d (Rom. 8:7).<br \/>\n(7) <i>Sin.<\/i> \u201cBy one man <i>sin <\/i>entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned\u201d (Rom. 5:12). The word \u201csin\u201d refers to the fallen nature of man, while \u201csins\u201d refer to the actions of this nature.<br \/>\nb. <i>The Character and End.<br \/>\n<\/i>(1) <i>It Is an Adam\u2019s Nature. <\/i>This means that Adam fell, and his children are, therefore, fallen children of a fallen father.<br \/>\n(2) <i>It Is an Inherited Nature. <\/i>We receive our fallen nature from Adam.<br \/>\n(3) <i>It Is an Evil Nature. <\/i>The eighth chapter of Romans is a commentary on this point.<br \/>\n(4) <i>It Is an Unchangeable Nature. <\/i>\u201cThat which is born of the flesh is flesh\u201d (John 3:6a). As long as man lives, that fallen nature remains in him. It will be eradicated only at the resurrection of the dead in Christ, and the transformation of those alive in Christ, at His second appearing.<br \/>\n(5) <i>Its End Is Death. <\/i>\u201cThe wages of sin is death\u201d (Rom. 6:23a). See also Romans 8:5-13.<\/p>\n<p>2. <i>The Description of the New Nature.<br \/>\n<\/i>a. <i>Its Names and Characteristics.<br \/>\n<\/i>(1) <i>Spirit. <\/i>\u201cThat which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit\u201d (John 3:6).<br \/>\n(2) <i>Divine Nature. <\/i>There \u201care given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the correction that is in the world through lust\u201d (II Peter 1:4). See also I John 3:9; 5:18, 19.<br \/>\n(3) <i>The New Man. <\/i>\u201cPut on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness\u201d (Eph. 4:24). See also Colossians 3:10; II Corinthians 5:17.<br \/>\n(4)<i> The Inward Man. <\/i>\u201cThough our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day\u201d (II <span class=\"SpellE\">Cor<\/span>.<b> <\/b>4:16). \u201cI delight in the law of God after the inward man\u201d (Rom. 7:22). See also Ephesians 3:16.<br \/>\n(5) <i>Mind. <\/i>\u201cI thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I <span class=\"GramE\">myself<\/span> serve the law of God: but with the flesh the law of sin\u201d (Rom. 7:25).<br \/>\nb. <i>Its Character and End.<br \/>\n<\/i>(1) <i>It Is a Christly Nature.<br \/>\n<\/i>(2) <i>It Is An Imported Nature<span class=\"GramE\">..<\/span><br \/>\n<\/i>(3) <i>It Is a Holy Nature.<br \/>\n<\/i>(4)<i> It Is an Unchangeable Nature.<br \/>\n<\/i>(5) <i>It Is Non-forfeited Nature.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i> <\/i><i><\/i>Verses 1 and 2 of I John 2 \u2018speak of the relation of the saint with the Father. Even when the saint sins it is a family matter.<br \/>\n(6) <span class=\"GramE\"><i>It\u2019s<\/i><\/span><i> End is Resurrection and Rapture. <\/i>\u201cBehold, I <span class=\"SpellE\">shew<\/span> you a mystery;<i> <\/i>we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible shall put on incorruption, and this mortal shall put on immortality\u2026 But thanks be to God, which <span class=\"SpellE\">giveth<\/span> <i>us <\/i>the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ (I <span class=\"SpellE\">Cor<\/span>. 15:51-53, 57).<\/p>\n<p>3. <i>The Conflict <span class=\"GramE\">Between<\/span> the Two Natures.<br \/>\n<\/i>a. <i>The Believer\u2019s Experience. <\/i>Every child of God has two natures; the unsaved man has only one nature. The old nature cannot be eradicated while the believer lives in the flesh; therefore, we have the fight between the old and new natures. \u201cThe flesh <span class=\"SpellE\">lusteth<\/span> against the Spirit, and the<i><\/i>Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the thingsthat ye would\u201d (Gal. 5: 17). Romans 7:15-25 is another marvelous example illustrating this truth. However, someone may declare that this passage shows the conflict in Paul\u2019s life <i>before <\/i>he was saved, but one verse in this passage clearly reveals that this conflict, so vividly described, occurred <i>after <\/i>he was saved: \u201cI delight in the law of God after the inward man\u201d (Rom. 7:22).\u00a0 <i>No unsaved man ever delights after the law of God.\u00a0 <\/i>Also, only<i> <\/i>the saved man has the <i>inward man,<\/i>which is the new nature.<br \/>\nb. <i>The Believer\u2019s Responsibility.<br \/>\n<\/i>(1)<b> <\/b>I<i>n Relation To the Old Nature.<br \/>\n<\/i>(a)<b> <\/b><i>Accept God\u2019s Estimate of It<b>. <\/b><\/i>\u201cOur old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed<span class=\"GramE\"><b>,\u00a0 <\/b>that<\/span> henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: knowing that Christ being raised from the dead <span class=\"SpellE\">dieth<\/span> no more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he <span class=\"SpellE\">liveth<\/span>, he <span class=\"SpellE\">liveth<\/span> unto God. Likewise reckon <span class=\"GramE\">ye<\/span> also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord\u201d (Rom.6:6-11). This one truth must be pointed out: the old man is never said to be crucified <i>in <\/i>the believer, but is crucified <i>with Christ. <\/i>It is a reality! Accept it!<b> <\/b>It is not a matter of feeling, but<b> <\/b>one of faith. All of this truth is according to God\u2019s view. As for the believer\u2019s view, he knows that the old nature, the old man, is not dead; he is very much alive. The Scripture says, \u201cReckon <span class=\"GramE\">ye<\/span> also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin.\u201d If<b> <\/b>the old nature were actually dead, the believer would not have to <i>reckon <\/i>him so; he would <i>know.<br \/>\n<\/i>(b) <i>Make No Provision for the Flesh. <\/i>\u201cPut <span class=\"GramE\">ye<\/span> on<b> <\/b>the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof (Rom.13:14). In other words, do not feed the flesh. Starve it<b>.<br \/>\n<\/b>(c) <i>Mortify the Flesh. <\/i>\u201cMortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry\u201d (Col. 3:5). A stronger term is, \u201cPut to death, therefore, your members.\u201d\u00a0 The words \u201cas good as dead\u201d (Heb. 11:12) are the same terminology.<br \/>\n(<span class=\"GramE\">d<\/span>) <i>Never Try to Improve It. <\/i>\u201cNeither yield your members as instruments of<b><\/b>unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God\u201d (Rom. 6:13).<br \/>\n(e) <i>Put It Off. <\/i>\u201cPut off concerning the form of conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts\u201d (Eph. 4:22). The same word is translated \u201claid down\u201d in Acts 7:58.<br \/>\n(2) <i>In Relation to the New Nature.<br \/>\n<\/i>(a) <i>Reckon Ourselves to Be Alive. <\/i>\u201cReckon <span class=\"GramE\">ye<\/span> also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but <i>alive <\/i>unto God<b> <\/b>through Jesus Christ our Lord\u201d (Rom. 6:11).<br \/>\n(b) <i>Walk in Newness of Life. <\/i>\u201cWe are his workmanship, created unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them\u201d (Eph. 2:10). See also Romans 6:14; 7:6.<br \/>\n(c) <i>Feed and Nourish It. <\/i>\u201cAs newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye<i><\/i>may grow thereby\u201d (I Peter 2:2). We are to feed the new nature by the exposition of the Word, and not by the exhortation of man. We know we have two natures, and it is well to consider that the food for one will starve the other. It is the individual Christian who must decide which man, the old or the new, shall be fed. He cannot feed both at the same time.<br \/>\n(d) <i>Put <span class=\"GramE\">On<\/span> the New Man. <\/i>\u201cPut on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness\u201d (Eph. 4:24).<br \/>\n(e) <i>Depend Upon the Indwelling Spirit for Power. <\/i>\u201cGrieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption\u201d (Eph. 4:30). \u201cMy brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might\u201d (Eph. 6:10). \u201cNot by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts\u201d (Zech. 4:6b).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt 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