We do not have two natures. We are either in Adam with a sin nature, or we are in Christ and partakers of the divine nature.1 Think about what the word “nature” means. It has to do with origin and where we came from. Our nature speaks of who we are. The Spirit of God witnesses with our spirit that we are children of God.2 When we walk in the Spirit, we are walking in our nature as sons and daughters of God. When we walk according to the flesh, we are not walking according to our nature. It’s like when we tell kids, “Stop acting like animals!” It’s because they aren’t animals; they’re people.
To say that a believer has two natures is to say that he has two origins, or two fathers. We once were of Adam. Now because of the new birth of the new creation, the scriptures clearly say that we are no longer of Adam’s race, but of a new race of Christ who was raised from the dead. Two heads makes a freak. We don’t have two daddies. We don’t have two natures battling within us. It’s crucial that we understand this because if we don’t, then we will not get rooted and grounded in our true identity as a son or daughter of God. You’re not from two worlds! You have been born again FROM HEAVEN, but you walk in this world. You are IN it, but not OF it.
(from pages 106-107 of Unveiling Jesus)
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12 Peter 1:4
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