Gem #61 - God's Spirit and Man's Spirit

God's Holy Spirit and man's sin cannot live together peacefully; they may

both be in the same heart, but they cannot both reign there, nor can they

both be quiet there; for "the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the

Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature;" they cannot

rest, instead there will be a perpetual warring in the soul, so that the

Christian will have to cry, "What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me

from this body of death?" But in due time: the Spirit will drive out all

sin, and will present us blameless before the throne of his Majesty with

exceeding great joy.