nature as “two struggling principles,”6 “two opposed sorts of desire,”7 or “contrary urgings.”8 Problem 1: Higher life theology misunderstands the nature of the flesh. The problem with higher life theology is not that it refers to two natures in a Christian but that it incorrectly understands the flesh to be an equally powerful nature alongside the believer’s new nature. According to higher life theology, both natures are unchanging
Page 79