The human spirit was corrupted which was why we need not only to be
forgiven, but also God’s Spirit within us to put us back into being able to be made
into God’s image. If the human condition was simply a demonic possession, to be
restored would only need God to just kick them out.
The human spirit was made comatose in a deadened state. And the human soul rose to be the highest part of man. It was not originally meant to be higher than the human spirit but beneath it. In the fall the human spirit was deadened and the human soul usurped the highest level.
Now I do not think the Holy Spirit of God was indwelling the human spirit of the first man and woman. But they were created as
"very good". It was a goodness in their innocence and neutrality. They had a fellowship with God. But I don't think God was in them.
God would have entered into them had they eaten of
the tree of life. But before they could receive God they were joined to Satan and excluded from the life of God embodied for them in
"the tree of life".
The demand of God's holiness, and of God's righteousness, and of God's glory excluded them from partaking of the life of God. The barrier set between them and
the tree of life.
And Jehovah God said, Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil; and now lest he put forth his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat and live forever -
Then Jehovah God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to work the ground from which he was taken,
So He drove the man out, and at the east of the garden of Eden He placed the cherubim and a flaming sword which turned in every direction to guard the way to the tree of life." (Gen. 3:22 - 24)
Man with his deadened spirit is put out of the garden.
If some are able to receive it the three-fold demand of God on man is now represented by the cherubim with the flaming sword.
The
cherubim signifying the glory of God. Man has fallen short of the
glory of God.
The
flame of the sword standing for the holiness of God. Man has fallen short of the
holiness of God.
The
sword standing for the righteousness of God. Man has fallen short of the
righteousness of God.
Not only has this gulf of distance now separated the humans joined to Satan from the Creator God, but starting from this expulsion and ever after humans were
"alienated from the life of God" (Eph. 4:18) Being excluded from partaking of
"the tree of life" and ever after from receiving God's life [without the redemption of Christ that is].
"Being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance which is in them, because of the hardness of their heart ..." (Eph. 4:18)
Do you think Adam was born of God?
I don't think he was. But he was created innocent and neutral with a choice to choose to be joined to God or to be joined to the enemy of God.