Spirit, Soul & Body

 

1 Thessalonians 5:23 (KJV) And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Just as God is three persons in one we are also three parts in one: Spirit, Soul and Body. Our soul is where we have been given the gift of choice. With the soul we think and learn. With the soul we know right from wrong and the soul is what we lose for ever if we do not accept the sacrifice of Jesus. Our personalities come from our soul. The soul is where we operate in the flesh. The soul is where we war against God if we have not accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior.  

Galatians 5:17 (KJV) For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. 

Hebrews 4:12 (KJV) For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. 

God tells us in Hebrews that the bible (Word of God) will reveal to us what is right and wrong with out doubt if we want to know. Study His Word and you will be able to bring your soul under the rule of the spirit which is where we communicate with God.

John 4:24 (KJV) God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. 

Our spirit is our life and it is where God dwells with us.

John 3:5 - 8 (KJV) Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.  That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.  Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.  The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. 

So you see our spirit is not in control until we accept Jesus as our Savior. Our spirit is our life and to be saved we must also give our life to Jesus just as He gave His for us. The soul no longer is the boss of your life, the soul must now allow the spirit to be in control and the spirit wants to follow God and do right. Once a person has truly accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior the spirit then can communicate with God through Jesus and God can then help them change. I have had many people ask me how this can work and I can not answer that question… because this is between them and God. They have to trust God and believe what God said first then God will help them.

We all know the body is the house we live in on this earth… when our spirit leaves the body the soul is kept alive by the blood of Jesus if one is saved but if one has not accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior the soul dies. The spirit of that person then suffers punishment for the wrong done to God. God calls our body his temple:

1 Corinthians 3:16 (KJV) Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

So when you do accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior God through His Holy Spirit comes and makes your body His temple… This is an awesome thing.

Many people wear a mask daily to hide their sin, hide their shame… because they don’t want to deal with the truth in their soul. They pretend things are fine. They spend their time blaming others for everything that is wrong with them because they do not want to deal with the truth in their soul. But God sees the truth in the soul of every person. Every person that admits God is real knows this, yet they still try to hide behind a mask in front of the world to hide their real failures. Some of these people are saying they are Christians! They want to be Christians but they don’t want to pay the price to be a Christian. They want the blessings but they don’t want to obey God. No one can serve God and hide behind a mask. A mask hide’s shameful truth that the person wearing the mask knows very well is wrong but doesn’t want to give up the thing that is wrong. This action puts a barrier between them and God so their prayers are not answered the way they want them to be… then they blame God… they say I prayed and nothing happened.

God has laid out rules for how to follow Him… these rules will stand no matter how much a person prays and blames. God said you can only come to me through Jesus… Jesus said accept Me and obey Me and I will be your Lord. So the mask has to come off. If a person wants to serve God they must obey God by taking control of their soul and doing things God’s way to the best of their ability. We all make mistakes… a mistake is doing something you truly believe is right and then finding out it was wrong… this is a mistake. Not doing something you already know is wrong and hoping you can make it work… then when it doesn’t calling it a mistake… hello! God demands that we walk in truth. And God knows the truth of each one of us and what we are doing and why. The mask does not fool God… it does not even fool the one wearing it and to the surprise of some it doesn’t fool those around them for long.

Some people hide behind a mask so long they can’t seem to figure out who they really are. This is because they have ran from their shame so hard and so far that they have so much of it … it is overwhelming to them. Every time someone tries to witness to them they take a quick look at what they have done and quickly block it all out. They have fallen for the lies of the enemy so long that they truly feel there is no way out of all their sin! How sad is this. What a lie! Jesus said He would forgive “ALL” if we only ask. Right now you can ask God to forgive you all the shame and wrong doing in your life and He will do it through the sacrificial blood of Jesus. But the key is to then allow God to be God of your life from this moment on… no more masks… repent of the sin and accept the forgiveness and live the rest of your life seeking the truth through God and accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior. Anyone can do this! But you must give up the lies and wrong doing and do your best to do right and forgive others as Jesus has done for you. If you need help in this please go to the “SALVATION” page and you will find answers there.

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