
Spirit, Soul & Body
I. The soul of Man
Man is
1 Thessalonians 5:23 (NKJV)
23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole
spirit - The dimension of man which deals with the
soul - The dimension of man which deals with the
body - The dimension of man that deals with the
The soul of man needs saved
James 1:16,18,21 (NLT)
16 So don’t be misled, my dear brothers and sisters.
18 He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.
21 So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to
Vs. 16 - this letter is written to believers.
Vs. 18 - He gave us birth by His Word. “We are born of water” (John 3:5). 1 Peter 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
Vs. 21 - Our souls need saved. What is the soul - the seat of the mind, will and emotions.
He restores my soul
Ps 23:1-3 (KJV)
1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
3 He restoreth my soul…..
- Ps. 22 is prophetic of the life of Jesus.
- Ps. 23 is prophetic of Jesus being our Shepherd today. Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd.
Ps. 24 is prophetic of Jesus as the soon coming King of Kings.
Restore - recover, renew, reverse.
- This word has the same meaning as the word “renewing” in Rom. 12:1-2 talking about the mind.
The mind of man needs renewed
Romans 12:1-2 (NIV)
1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God–this is your spiritual act of worship.
2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the
* Transformed - (Greek) Metamorphoo - to transform, to change into another form.
* Same word used as when Jesus was “transfigured” before his disciples on the
mount of transfiguration.
* How are we transformed? By the renewing of our minds.
* Renewing - renovation, restore.
* Our minds need to be renovated. They need to be restored. Our souls are not saved, not restored, not renovated yet. They need to be by the Word of God.
Phil 4:8 (KJV)
8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise,
*God did something with our spirits.
* We are suppose to do something with our souls, our minds, and our bodies.