But Harley...do we not have two natures which war against each other? That denotes “a choice” of which nature we will or will not adhere to.
Christ gives us victory over that nature within but we can and do resist, just ask any man or woman who struggles with fidelity or other sins of the flesh. Even Paul struggled, and that was as a believer.
“I am crucified with Christ..yet..”....and that’s a big yet!
There is some debate on this even in Reformed theology. However, let's assume for the sake of argument there are these two natures. These two natures exists AFTER we become Christians-not before. Before we are saved we only seek after the things of this world-not God. Once we are saved then we do have struggles as we grow in righteousness.
That denotes “a choice” of which nature we will or will not adhere to.
No, we don't make a choice. That connotates that we see God's path on one side and Satan on the other. What the scriptures states is that we are "led". We are either guided by the Spirit or guided by our desires and lust. It's not a choice.