Receiving salvation, through Jesus Christ, is not the end of a life-changing experience, but the beginning of something miraculous in your life. A new beginning! All of your sins have been forgiven and you are clean before God. Like the lowly caterpillar, you have been transformed into a beautiful butterfly. Now it’s time to soar! Show More
Unless you understand and believe in the spiritual nature of your salvation you will always find yourself in religious ritual and traditions, you will dry up and then give up. Jesus died on the Cross so that you could have a Relationship with Him! A relationship implies two-way communication. You speak to Him, that’s called prayer. God speaks to you, that’s called personal revelation- He reveals Himself to you.
To fully appreciate what God has done we need to look at the spiritual side of our nature. Most people tend to think of themselves as soul and body, but God created you with a spirit as well as soul and body. You are three in one spirit, soul and body just as God is three in one, the Father, the Son (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit.
If you want to overcome the disappointments and scars of the past, the habits that have kept you in bondage, restore broken relationships and have a sense of purpose and joy in life, then you must have a “mind change”. That change is to see yourself as spirit, soul and body instead of just body and soul. This is such an important change in view and it will determine your success in overcoming in this life.
There are at least 3 important bible verses that confirm our three-part nature:
- Genesis 2:7 “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being (soul)”.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23 “Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ”.
- Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart”.
Let’s take a closer look at the three parts of who you are, spirit, soul and body.
Looking at the diagram you will see that the overlap of Spirit, Soul and Body is where and who you are. To ignore the spiritual side of you is to live at 2/3rd of your potential and ability. You are not just soul, or body or just spirit, but you are all three in one.
Let’s look at these three parts of who you are in terms of how each part interacts or communicates.
Body– your physical body communicates or interacts with the physical world. You communicate through your senses: touch, smell, hearing, sight, taste. Everything you know about the physical world you learned through physical experience. As a result of your experiences you have come to certain conclusions about the world we live in, of course not all those conclusions are true.
Soul– your soul is where your emotions, decision making or will, intellect and personality reside. Your mind, if you will, interprets all of the stimulus input from your physical body. The soul is also where all of your reasoning resides. Your soul communicates with the souls of other people and relationships, good and bad, are formed as a result of your soul.
Spirit- if your body communicates with the physical world, and your soul communicates with other souls… can you guess what your spirit communicates with? Yes, the spiritual realm! So, what is the spiritual realm? Briefly, there are 3 components: the spirit of God, the spirit of other people, and the spirit of the Devil.
Your past does not have to determine your future. Being a Christian means that everything is new. You may look in the mirror and see no change in your physically body- yet, you may not think differently right now in your Soul but being a believer means that your Spirit is made alive and you now are able to communicate with God. God’s love, guidance and power is made available to you by His Spirit.
Because of Jesus we can now have direct communication with God. God knows what you need and wants to help you be renewed and filled with His Holy Spirit.
Finally, in closing… Think about this expression:
“You are not a human being having a spiritual experience, but a spiritual being having a human experience”. anon.
