Category: Becoming spiritual

Our spirit can be harmed by the evil spirit. This harm is the flaming dart of the enemy, aimed directly at our spirit. Into it he shoots sorrow, grief, anguish, woe or heartbreak to cause us to have a “sorrowful spirit” (1 Sam. 1:15): and a “broken spirit who can bear?” (Prov. 18:14) It is… Continue reading The harming of our spirit

The spirit requires the soul and body as organs for expression. It is like an important person who must have a steward working for him to accomplish his desire. It can also be likened to an electric current which requires wire to show forth light. Should the soul and body lose their normality under the… Continue reading Blockage of the spirit

The new creation must learn the senses of their spirit, to walk by the spirit. If they do not discern what the sense of the spirit is and the sense of the soul, they will fail to do what the spirit desires. For instance, when we feel hungry, we know we should eat; when we… Continue reading The laws of the spirit

Transformation from the flow of the spirit into the soul (mind) changes us from a soulish believer to a spiritual believer but does not guarantee that we will never again walk according to the flesh. On the contrary, an ever-present danger exists of falling back into it. Satan is constantly alert to seize every opportunity… Continue reading Walking according to the spirit

For our spirit to gain dominion over the soul and the body and be a channel for the life of the Spirit to be imparted to others, there must be the Holy Spirits strengthening of our spirit. Paul prays for believers in Ephesians 3: 14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of… Continue reading The strengthening of the Holy Spirit

God’s children already have the Holy Spirit abiding in them, but they may not recognize Him or obey Him. They need to do so completely. They must realize that this indwelling presence is a Person, One Who teaches, guides, and communicates the reality of Christ within. Until they learn how to open up their spirit… Continue reading Knowing the indwelling of the Holy Spirit

The implication of Hebrews 4:12 is whether we are living by the spirit or by the naturally good or bad influence of the soul. The Word of God is what divides our spirit and soul, so we can tell by what energy we are living by. The divine energy of the Spirit, or the human… Continue reading The dividing of spirit and soul

The person who is born again and filled with the Spirit can still be fleshly for their spirit may yet be under the domination of their soul or body. There are some actions required if we are to become spiritual. We can be a saved believer and continually living according to the flesh or we… Continue reading A Spiritual man or woman

Why must a not-yet believer be born again? Why must he be born from above? Why must there be a regeneration of the spirit? The word regeneration means new birth by the grace of God; that change by which the will and natural enmity of man to God and his law are subdued, and a… Continue reading The regeneration of our spirit

Believers today lack knowledge as to the existence and operation of the human spirit. Many are unaware that in addition to the functions of their soul they also have a spirit. Even when they have heard of the spirit, many Christians either consider their mind, emotion or will as the spirit or else plainly confess… Continue reading The Holy Spirit and the believers spirit

When we say the soul is the natural life (blood) of man we mean it is the function of which preserves us alive in the flesh. Genesis 1: 21 So God created the great sea monsters and every living (soul)creature that moves, of every kind, with which the waters swarm and every winged bird of… Continue reading The soul as life

“While we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions … were at work in our members to bear fruit for death. But now we are … dead…” (Rom. 7:5–6). Because of this the flesh has no rule over us any further. We believed and acknowledged that our flesh has been crucified on the cross.… Continue reading The Holy Spirit and experience

Born again soulish believers do enjoy some spiritual experiences. Those, however, are rather mixed, with the soulish mingling with the spiritual. These believers are familiar with the plan of a spiritual walk because the Holy Spirit has led them to do so. But due to many hindrances they frequently fall back upon natural energy to… Continue reading The experience of a mixed soul and spirit

Romans 6 lays the foundation for the Christian’s deliverance from sin. This liberation from the power of sin may be experienced the very hour a person is born again. They need not experience continual defeat. Chapter 6 begins with a call to recollect, not to anticipate. It directs our attention to the past, to what… Continue reading Deliverance from sin and the soul life

We see that the soul life continues through the cross has dealt with the believer’s sinful nature. It is true that every sin erupts from the power of sin, with the soul simply a willing servant; nevertheless, the soul as inherited from Adam cannot avoid being infected with Adam’s fall. It may not be entirely… Continue reading A soulish or carnal Christian

OUR SPIRIT’S CONDITION A wrong spirit is often responsible for much of our wrong conduct. If anyone desires to walk with God, they must keep their spirit continually in a proper state. We can have a proud spirit, that God resists or we can have a humble spirit, which God draws near to. Or our… Continue reading The Normalcy of the spirit

Learning to come into rest. One thing I need to make clear, rest is not inactivity. That’s not the kind of rest we’re talking about, and we have to learn how to rest in the newborn spirit, in Christ and allow Christ to live his life through us. Most Christians live their lives through their… Continue reading Abiding in Christ

When we say the soul is the natural life (blood) of man we mean it is the function of which preserves us alive in the flesh. Genesis 1: 21 So God created the great sea monsters and every living (soul)creature that moves, of every kind, with which the waters swarm and every winged bird of… Continue reading The soul as life

Romans 6 lays the foundation for the Christian’s deliverance from sin. This liberation from the power of sin may be experienced the very hour a person is born again. They need not experience continual defeat. Chapter 6 begins with a call to recollect, not to anticipate. It directs our attention to the past, to what… Continue reading Deliverance from sin and the soul-life

“While we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions … were at work in our members to bear fruit for death. But now we are … dead…” (Rom. 7:5–6). Because of this the flesh has no rule over us any further. We believed and acknowledged that our flesh has been crucified on the cross.… Continue reading The Holy Spirit and experience

There are three different words in the Greek that identify “life”: (1) bios (2) psuche (3) zoe. They all describe life but express very different meanings. Bios has reference to the means of life or living. Our Lord Jesus used this word when He commended the woman who cast into the temple treasury her whole… Continue reading The soul life

Aside from having a spirit which enables     us to commune with God, when we became human, we became a living soul, which enables us to have self-consciousness. Remember that we are a three-part individual, spirit, soul and body. When we are born again our spirit is saved but not yet perfected. Those whose spirits… Continue reading Our soul

It is imperative that a believer know they have a spirit, because every communication of God occurs there. If the believer does not discern their own spirit, they are regularly ignorant of how to communicate with God in their spirit. They easily substitute the thoughts or emotions of the soul for the workings of the… Continue reading Our spirit

“Do you not know,” writes the Apostle Paul, “that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?” (1 Cor. 3:16) This is the revelation in comparing mankind to the temple of God. As God formerly dwelt in the holy of holies in the tabernacle of Moses, so the Holy Spirit indwells man… Continue reading The temple of the man

The five senses of our body are aware of our body, and the world, so it is the part of us that gives us world-consciousness. The functions of our soul are will, choice, emotions, mind, imagination, reason and conscience. The soul belongs to mankind’s “self or individuality” and reveals their personality; it gives us self-consciousness.… Continue reading Functions of spirit, soul and body

The ordinary idea of the make-up of human beings is dualistic: soul and body. According to this theory our soul is the invisible inner part, while body is the visible outer physical part. Such an opinion comes from the natural man, not from God; apart from God’s revelation, no concept is dependable. That the body… Continue reading Spirit, soul and body

God has left it to us to decide what kind of person we want to be. It is the exercise of the will that is all important here. It was the will of Adam that brought him into the fall, and it is the will of a person that will bring them into all the… Continue reading Becoming spiritual