The “natural body” in and of itself is neither good nor evil. The physical body is what God created perfect in every sense. When Adam became a living soul, it was in the image of God; body, soul and spirit. He depended entirely upon God for the knowledge of truth and he walked with God. When the knowledge of evil was introduced into the world, that knowledge mortally wounded man’s spirit, perverting our every thought. Since Adam, we have all come into a world filled with the knowledge of evil, which we are unable to escape its influence. Thus making o ...
The Divine Nature and Human Nature
The “natural body” in and of itself is neither good nor evil. The physical body is what God created perfect in every sense. When Adam became a living soul, it was in the image of God; body, soul and spirit. He depended entirely upon God for the knowledge of truth and he walked with God. When the knowledge of evil was introduced into the world, that knowledge mortally wounded man’s spirit, perverting our every thought. Since Adam, we have all come into a world filled with the knowledge of evil, which we are unable to escape its influence. Thus making o ...