Who is involved in the antithesis?
The antithesis is a command issued by God to the believer to be in but not of the world. All that is involved in the antithesis can be divided into two sides: the good and the evil. With the good, there are the triune God and the redeemed believer. With the evil, there are the “old man of sin,” the devil, and the world. Only because of Christ’s sacrifice and the Holy Spirit’s work in our hearts are we able to resist the wiles of the devil and the temptations of our old man of sin. God is the...