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SPIRIT, SOUL & BODY
GREEK
Spirit - pneuma wind, breath (God consciousness)
Soul - psuche animal soul; natural life of the body; invisible part of man; seat of mind, will and emotions (Self-consciousness)
Body - soma meaning body as a whole; physical nature (Environmental consciousness)
We are a spirit being (in whom the Spirit dwells) We have a soul (mind, will, emotion) We reside in a body (tent, tabernacle)
SPIRIT, SOUL & BODY:
I Thessalonians 5:23 “The very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit, soul, body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Hebrews 4:12 “Dividing asunder of soul and spirit.”
I John 2:16 “Lust of flesh, lust of eyes and pride of life.”
I John 3:9 “Whosoever is born of God, His seed remaineth in him.”
NOTE: Before the Fall- spirit, soul, and body After the Fall- soul, body, spirit After the New Birth- spirit, soul, body
Past tense salvation is work of regeneration/justification Present tense salvation is work of sanctification Future tense salvation is work of glorification
Regeneration/Justification of the spirit Sanctification of the soul Glorification of the body
SCRIPTURES:
SPIRIT:
John 3:6 “That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.”
Romans 8:4 “Walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit.”
Romans 8:9 “Ye are not in the flesh but in the Spirit.”
Romans 8:13 “Through the Spirit mortify the deeds of the flesh.”
Romans 8:14 “Led by the Spirit of God.”
Romans 8:16 “The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.”
I Corinthians 3:16 “Ye are the temple of God…Spirit of God dwelleth in you.”
I Corinthians 14:15 “Pray and sing with the Spirit.”
Galatians 5:16 “Walk in the Spirit and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.”
Galatians 5:17 “Flesh lusteth against the Spirit and the Spirit against the flesh.”
Galatians 5:25 “Live in the Spirit…walk in the Spirit.
Ephesians 3:16 “Strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man.”
Ephesians 5:18 “Be filled with the Spirit.”
I John 4:13 “He hath given us of His Spirit.”
I John 5:6 “The Spirit beareth witness.”
SOUL:
Mind is Greek nous meaning the faculty of knowing; seat of the understanding and consciousness; faculties of perception and understanding, judging and determining. Greek dianoia meaning thinking through or over; a meditation; reflecting
Psalms 1:2 “Meditate in His Word day and night.”
Psalms 19:14 “Meditation of my heart be acceptable in they sight…
Proverbs 23:7 “As a man thinketh in his heart so is he.”
Matthew 12:34-37 “Out of the abundance of the heart…”
Romans 7:23 “Warring against the law of my mind and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.”
Romans 7:25 “With the mind serve the law of God.”
Romans 8:7 “Carnal mind is enmity against God.”
Romans 12:2 “Transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
Romans 12:3 “Not think of himself more highly than he ought to think.”
I Corinthians 2:16 “We have the mind of Christ.”
I Corinthians 3:20 “The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.”
I Corinthians 10:12 “Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”
II Corinthians 10:5 “Casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bring into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.”
Ephesians 2:3 “Desires of the mind.”
Ephesians 4:23 “Be renewed in the spirit of your mind.”
Philippians 2:5 “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:7 “Peace of God keep your hearts and minds.”
Philippians 4:8 “Think on these things…”
Colossians 1:21 “Enemies in your mind by wicked works.”
I Timothy 4:15 “Meditate upon these things.”
Hebrews 4:12 “Word…discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart.”
Hebrews 12:3 “Lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.”
I Peter 4:1 “Arm yourselves likewise with the same mind.”
II Peter 3:1 “Stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance.”
WILL:
Greek word thelma meaning design, desire, purpose, and pleasure.
Matthew 6:10 “Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven.”
Luke 22:42 “Not my will but thine be done.”
John 4:34 “My meat is to dot the will of God.”
John 5:30 “I can of mine own self do nothing. I see not mine own will but the will of the Father.”
John 6:39-40 “This is the Father’s will, that all which He hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.”
Romans 7:18-25 “For to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Romans 12:2 “Prove what is that good, acceptable, perfect will of God.”
I Corinthians 7:37 “He that standeth stedfast in his heart, hath power over his own will.”
Philippians 2:13 “For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.”
Colossians 1:9 “Be filled with the knowledge of His will.”
I Thessalonians 4:3 “This is the will of God even your sanctification and that ye should abstain from fornication.”
I Thessalonians 5:18 “In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”
I Timothy 2:4 “Who will have all men to be saved.”
II Peter 3:9 “God is not willing that any should perish.”
EMOTION:
Greek word equated with the heart kardia meaning the seat of the emotion.
Nehemiah 8:10 “The joy of the Lord is my strength.”
Matthew 6:25-34 “Take no thought for your life.”
Mark 12:30-33 “Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all they strength:”
John 13:34-35 “Love one another.”
John 14:15 “If ye love me keep my commandments.”
Romans 14:17 “Joy in the Holy Ghost.”
Galatians 5:22 “Fruit of the spirit is joy…”
Ephesians 5:25 “Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the church.”
Philippians 4:6 “Be anxious for nothing.”
Hebrews 1:9 “Thou hast loved righteousness and hated iniquity.”
I Peter 5:7 “Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you.”
I John 1:4 “These things are written that you joy may be full.”
I John 4:18 “There is no fear in love for love casteth out fear because fear hath torment. He that feareth is no made perfect in love.”
Revelations 2:6 “Thou hatest the deeds which I hate.”
BODY:
Body is the Greek word soma meaning our physical body.
Romans 6:11 “Reckon ye yourselves to be dead in deed unto sin but alive unto God.”
Romans 6:12 “Let not sin reign in your body that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.”
Romans 7:18 “In my flesh dwelleth no good thing.”
Romans 8:8 “They that are in the flesh cannot please God.”
Romans 12:1 “Present your bodies a living sacrifice.”
Romans 13:14 “Make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof.”
I Corinthians 6:13 “The body is for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.” I Corinthians 6:19 “The body is the temple of the Holy Spirit.”
I Corinthians 6:20 “Glorify God in your body.”
I Corinthians 9:27 “I keep under my body and bring it into subjection.”
I Corinthians 15:50 “Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God.”
II Corinthians 7:1 “Let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.”
Galatians 5:19 “The works of the flesh are manifest…”
Galatians 5:24 “They that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh, affections and lusts…”
Philippians 3:3”Have no confidence in the flesh.”
EYES:
Job 31:1 “I made a covenant with mine eyes.”
Proverbs 4:21-22 “Let them (sayings of the Word) not depart from thine eyes for they are life unto thee that find them, and health to all their flesh.”
Proverbs 4:25 “Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.”
Proverbs 27:20 “The eyes of man are never satisfied.”
Matthew 4:29-30 “Peter walked on the water to go to Jesus, but when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid and began to sink.”
Matthew 6:22-23 “Light of the body is the eye.”
Matthew 18:9 “If thine eye offend thee, pluck it out.”
John 1:29 “Behold the Lamb of God.”
II Peter 2:14 “Having eyes full of adultery.”
I John 2:16 “Lust of the eyes.”
EARS:
Matthew 13:43 “Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.”
Acts 28:26-27 “Ears are dull.”
Romans 10:17 “Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.”
II Timothy 4:4 “They shall turn away their ears from the truth.”
MOUTH:
Psalms 19:14 “Let the words of my mouth be acceptable in thy sight.”
Matthew 12:34-36 “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.”
Romans 10:8-10 “The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth.”
Ephesians 4:29 “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth but that which is good to the use of edifying.”
James 3:10 “Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. These things ought not be so.”
HANDS: Psalms 24:3-4 “He that hath clean hands.”
Psalms 47:1 “Lift up your hands.”
I Corinthians 4:12 “Working with your hands.”
James 4:8 “Cleanse your hands, ye sinners;”
MEMBERS:
Romans 6:13-19 “Yield your members to righteousness.
Colossians 3:5 “Mortify your members: adultery, fornication…
James 4:1 “Lusts that are at war in your members.”
Jude 7 “Going after strange flesh.”
FEET:
Psalms 1:1 “Blessed is the man that walketh, standeth, sitteth…”
Psalms 119:105 “Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet.”
John 13:5 “Jesus began to wash the disciple’s feet.”
Ephesians 6:15 “Feet shod with the preparation of the gospel.”
STOMACH:
Proverbs 23:21 “Glutton shall come to poverty.”
Romans 14:14-21 “It is good neither to eat flesh or to drink wine nor anything whereby thy brother is offended or made weak.”
I Corinthians 10:28-31 “Whether therefore ye eat or drink or whatever you do, do all for the glory of God.”
Philippians 3:19 “Whose god is their belly.”
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