It was not only the perfect flesh of Adam,
--Our beginning-- that sinned and died,
But also his uncreated spirit that refused
The perfecting of it, so he deceptively lied.

When Adam lived in perfect flesh, he refused
Qualities needed to live the everlasting way.
It was long after Adam's failure, that
The Lord provided a new spirit-creative way.

Now, while in our inherited sinful flesh,
And within Christ's subjecting we can all succeed;
By gaining the everlasting part --a perfected
Spirit by means of Christ-- our greatest need.

Of course, the Creator in His wisdom knew,
That Adam's uncreated spirit would fail;
But we can be spirit-created, by obedience to
The Christ, even if in some affliction we ail.

Then inherited sin is at last justifiably removed,
And our acceptable spirit attainments proved,
To that extent in an everlasting abode we'll be placed,
Unless, like Adam, we end with only flesh, debased.

God's purpose for all is that our spirit be created,
Not indulging in physical gratification unabated,
This temporary life in flesh cannot put on immortality,
Nor is this life for the human spirit the final reality.

'Neither is circumcision anything nor is
uncircumcision, but a new creation [is something]'.