Evidence of being dead to God and Evidence of having been made Alive to God by the Holy Spirit:
The suppression of the Truth of God and enslavement to the fleshly lusts are characteristic's of the Old Self and Sinful Nature.
The suppression of the sinful nature in the old self not to obey its wicked lusts, to embrace the truth of God are characteristics of the New person quickened and made alive by the Holy Spirit!

The unregenerate person in the control of the sinful nature, suppresses the truth of God to obey it wicked lusts
.Romans 1:18
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.

But the Person quickened and made alive by the Holy Spirit, suppresses the old nature and the manifestation of its wicked lusts in the old self and embraces the Truth of God as children of obedience in the new Reurrected self in Christ Jesus.
Romans 6:6
We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.

Ephesians 2: 4-5:
4[†]But God, being  rich in mercy,  because of the great love with which he loved us, 5[†]even  when we were dead in our trespasses,  made us alive together with Christ— by grace you have been saved
Colossians 3:5
Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.