190 The Spiritual Man
does their soulish life become difficult to detect! The lesser the
soulish element, the tougher to treat it. There may be the merest
speck of carnality mixed in with the spiritual life, but just this makes
it extremely troublesome to distinguish between what is soulish and
what is spiritual. Unless Christians are keenly alert in resisting the
devil, they shall encounter great defeat through their self life.
That the Christian’s soul life could be deceived and could be used
by the devil is indeed beyond common expectation. The alarm must
therefore be sounded. It is God’s desire that we deny everything we
inherit from Adam, even our life and nature. Disobedience to God
invariably implies danger.