What does the Bible say about the two natures in believers?
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The Bible teaches that every believer has both a sinful nature and a divine nature, reflecting the conflict between the flesh and the spirit.
Scripture depicts the believer as possessing two natures: the flesh, which sinfully cannot align with God, and the spirit, which is sinless and born of the Holy Spirit. In Genesis 8, the story of Noah with the clean and unclean animals serves as a representation of these two natures. The raven symbolizes the unclean flesh, which seeks satisfaction in sin, while the dove represents the clean spirit, which longs for holiness and is continually drawn back to the ark as a source of nourishment, reflecting the believer's dependence on Christ for sustenance and spiritual life.
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