Three Kinds of Life

The phrase “the exchanged life” has been much on my mind recently. Hudson Taylor and others have used the term and have described the experience very well.
Some have used the expression to refer to exchanging our sin for the righteousness of Christ. Others, such as Hudson Taylor, have used the term to mean trading our old personality for the resurrection Life of the Lord Jesus. It is “the resurrection Life of the Lord Jesus” application that is fresh in my mind.
There are three kinds of life: the original flesh and blood, adamic life; the life of delusion; and the resurrection Life of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Apostle Paul, referring to the original life, remarks that flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God. The sin that is part of our personality has several forms and different results and consequences. If we are to inherit the Kingdom of God, the spiritual darkness that is in us must be dealt with.
The sins of the adamic nature: the sins of the flesh; the sins of the spirit; self-will and rebellion against God. worldliness; presumption. not using the talents God has given us to build His Kingdom, perfecting a talent such as in music or in athletics. The result of overemphasizing a talent, not following the Lord Jesus in the use of our time, is to not grow in the Life of Jesus.
Let me comment for a bit on the adamic sin of “presumption.” Presumption is a common failing of Christian people. Sometimes they “take a step of faith,” meaning they do something without hearing from the Lord. They may borrow money to build a church, trusting that God will honor their “faith.” They then may enter the area of delusion, which can continue until they end up in jail.