Body, Soul, Spirit

Body, Soul, Spirit Before we move into the depth of this important study we must understand some fundamental terms. When I speak of the man of body and soul, I speak of the man who is not born again of God’s Spirit. This is the accurate Biblical usage of “natural man.” The five senses are the only avenues of learning the natural man has. Everything that ever comes to a natural man’s mind must come over one or a combination of these five senses: hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, touching. Our senses gather information from a source or sources outside ourselves. We come to conclusions from our accumulated exposure and experience, and thus we come to believe what we believe. Being aware of the process of learning, I came to the conclusion many years ago that for me the Word of God (not the King James Version, but the Word of God which was given when “. . .holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost”) would be my source for truth. For years I read around the Word of God, with the writers of outside works being centers of reference for me. Soon I suffered from a common disease called basic mental confusion because equally great men would contradict each other regarding the same verse of Scripture. When I began to consider the process of learning, I finally came to the conclusion that instead of spending my life in confusion because of the abundance of men’s opinions I would accept one center of reference for truth which was outside myself. My center of reference for truth is the Word of God. If the Word of God is wrong, I am going to be wrong; but if the Word of God is right, then I have everything to gain by taking it as my sole center of reference. I believe that The Word takes the place of the absent Christ and that the holy spirit is Christ in us by way of God’s Word.* I believe that the Bible gives the truth regarding man’s redemption and his dominion and authority and power over all God’s creation. I believe that the Bible gives the truth regarding