term ‘old Adam’ describes what sort of person is born of Adam.… The term ‘old Adam’ is used not only because he performs the works of the flesh but more especially when he acts righteously and practices wisdom and exercises himself in all spiritual works, even to the point of loving and worshiping God himself.” By virtue of the old Adam, Luther said, human beings not only “enjoy the gifts of God” but also seek to “use God.”18 Just when they thought they were being most spiritual, human beings sought