4 Natures of Man and God

4 Natures

“God will always be faithful to Himself”

1Cor. 15:45-48

Essentially, there are 4 natures:  Human nature, Sin nature, Divine nature and New nature.

1) Human Nature – Every person who has ever breathed had/has a human nature, including Adam and Jesus.  It’s our human nature that dictates our:

·         Personality

·         Desires/interests

·         Likes/dislikes

*It’s our human nature that requires us to grow, learn, think and imagine.  Even Jesus possessed this human nature (Luke 5:52). 

*Human nature is susceptible to temptation but isn’t in bondage to it. (remember, temptation is not a sin)

2) Sin Nature – Every person who was/is born of the seed of man has a sin nature (Rom. 5:12). This verse also helps us to understand why Adam obtained a sin nature after he fail in the garden.

Note: We are not sinners because we sin, but rather, we sin because we are sinners (John 3:18)

*This explains the need for a virgin born Savior.

*Jesus did not have a sin nature, thus, never needed to be saved.

3) Divine Nature – Jesus was the only man to ever walk the earth with a divine nature (Num. 23:19). The strength of Jesus was His divine nature.  In-other-words, though He possessed a human nature which made Him susceptible to temptation, Christ drew His power against temptation from His Divine nature (Heb. 4:15).

*This is why Jesus is referred to as the “Word” (John 1:14)  The Bible is God’s Word, divinely given to man. It becomes our weapon to fight against sin. “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.” (Psalm 119:11)

4) New Nature – It is at rebirth that we are given a new nature. Every true Christian has a new nature.  It is this new nature that makes 1John 3:9 a possibility. “Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.”

*As Christ drew His strength against temptation from His Divine nature, the Christian draws his power against temptation from his new nature.  Read James 1:12-15

1^st Adam verses. 2^nd Adam

Now we know why it is necessary to trust Christ as Savior.  By nature, every human places his trust in the 1^st Adam for salvation.  However, the 1^st Adam fell to temptation and passed sin nature to every man.  Jesus, the 2^nd Adam, won the victory over sin by leaning wholly on His Divine nature.  It is in trusting in the work of the 2^nd Adam that secures our standing in Christ.  “Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” 2Cor. 5:17