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Solus Christushttp:// SOUL BODY “What do you think makes up a person or what composes a human being?” Most would reply … SOLUS CHRISTUS

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Solus Christushttp:// sanctify 23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1Thes 5:23 NIV

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Solus Christushttp:// 12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Hebrews 4:12

Solus Christushttp:// THE CREATION OF MAN SOLUS CHRISTUS

Solus Christushttp:// living soul 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 soul. Genesis 2:7

Solus Christushttp:// 7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground MAN’S BODY SOLUS CHRISTUS

Solus Christushttp:// “…and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life;” MAN’S BODY MAN’S SPIRIT SOLUS CHRISTUS

Solus Christushttp:// living soul “…and man became a living soul.” BODY SOUL SPIRIT SOLUS CHRISTUS

Solus Christushttp:// soul free will God did not call man a “man”, but He called him a “soul”. The reason for this is that a man is judged by his soul. The soul is the organ of man’s free will, and both human spirit and human body are incorporated into it. The soul has the free will. It takes as its master the part that it likes.

Solus Christushttp:// body Filament (body) is the physical material for conducting electricity and emitting light spirit Electricity (spirit) is the source of light soul Light (soul) is the product of the combination of the electricity (spirit) and filament (body) SOLUS CHRISTUS

Solus Christushttp:// FUNCTIONS OF THE SPIRIT, THE SOUL, AND THE BODY SOLUS CHRISTUS

Solus Christushttp:// SPIRIT SOUL BODY World-consciousSelf-conscious God-conscious SOLUS CHRISTUS

Solus Christushttp:// SpiritSoulBody God-breathed Breath of life Consummation of body and spirit Living soul Ground/dust Dust of the ground God-consciousSelf-consciousWorld- conscious Man communicates with God, worships God serves Him and understands the relationship with God Intellect which makes man’s existence possible 5 organs / 5 senses Physical body to communicate to the physical world God dwells in the spirit Self dwells in the soulSenses dwell in the body SOLUS CHRISTUS

Solus Christushttp:// SpiritSoulBody NoblestStrongestWeakest 3 Functions of Man’s spirit 3 elements of personality 5 Senses or Organs 1.Conscience 2.Intuition 3.Fellowship with God 1. Will (setting, choosing, judgment 2.Mind (knowledge, imagination, memory 3.Emotion (desire to love, hatred, sensation, feelings of being affected 1.Eye (see) 2.Ears (hear) 3.Nose (smell) 4.Mouth/tongue (taste) 5.Hand (feel/touch) Communicates with spiritual realm Determines which realm is to rule Communicates with the physical realm SOLUS CHRISTUS

Solus Christushttp:// THE SPIRIT OF MAN SOLUS CHRISTUS

Solus Christushttp:// The human spirit is not the soul and is not the Holy Spirit. John 4:24 says, 24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth."

Solus Christushttp:// Man’s spirit is composed of three parts: Conscience Conscience – the discernment of right and wrong Intuition Intuition – the direct consciousness not dependent on anything else. Fellowship Fellowship – our worship to God

Solus Christushttp:// THE SOUL OF MAN SOLUS CHRISTUS

Solus Christushttp:// soul The soul is where man’s consciousness lies. Man is conscious of his own existence because of the activity of the soul. Everything included in man’s personality is a part of the soul.

Solus Christushttp:// Three main elements in a man’s personality: Will Will – deliberating organ where the power of judgment lies. Mind Mind – thinking organ where intellect, knowledge and mental capacity resides. Emotion Emotion – organ of love, hatred, and sentiments.

Solus Christushttp:// will mind emotion Without the will, man would be a machine. Without the mind, man would become totally foolish. Without the emotion, man would be senseless like wood or stone. SOLUS CHRISTUS

Solus Christushttp:// THE FALL OF MAN SOLUS CHRISTUS

Solus Christushttp:// The man God created is very different from the other things that God created. When God created man, He gave man an absolute free will. Both obedience and disobedience are at his discretion, and he can choose either at will.

Solus Christushttp:// bodysoul spirit The temptation of Satan comes first to the body, then to the soul, and last to the spirit. … “lust of the flesh”… then “lust of the eyes”… and “ the vainglory of life.”

Solus Christushttp:// foolish tree The tree of knowledge led to man’s fall, but God used the foolish tree to save man. 24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed. 1Peter 2:24

Solus Christushttp:// God’s Spirit All the devil’s works go from the outside to the inside, while all the works of God’s Spirit go from the inside to the outside.

Solus Christushttp:// WAY OF SALVATION SOLUS CHRISTUS

Solus Christushttp:// All of man’s spirit, soul and body have been permeated by death. Death is present at every part of man. Therefore, man has no alternative but to receive God’s life.

Solus Christushttp:// “ there is no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus” Romans 8:1

Solus Christushttp:// 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. justified by his blood 9 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! 10 For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! Romans 5: 8-10

Solus Christushttp:// punishment The cross bears the punishment of the worth sinner, the cross evaluates the worth crucifies of the sinner, the cross crucifies all releases the sinners, and the cross releases the life of the Lord Jesus life of the Lord Jesus.

Solus Christushttp:// REGENERATION SOLUS CHRISTUS

Solus Christushttp:// spirit soul body Before man is regenerated, his spirit is far away from God and is dead. The soul controls the whole man so that he lives either in his ideas or in his excitement. The lusts and desires of the body bring the soul into subjection.

Solus Christushttp:// born again To be born again is completely a matter in the spirit; it has no relationship with the soul or the body. Only spirit can serve Spirit (Rom. 1:9; 7:6; 12:11), only spirit can know Spirit (1 Cor. 2:9-12), only spirit can worship God who is Spirit (John 4:23-24; Phil. 3:3), and only spirit can receive revelation from God who is Spirit (Rev. 1:10; 1 Cor. 2:10)

Solus Christushttp:// How can man obtain regeneration of the spirit? 5 If we have been united with Him like this in His death, we will certainly also be united with Him in His resurrection Romans 6:5

Solus Christushttp:// THE NEW SPIRIT new spirit 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36:26 SOLUS CHRISTUS

Solus Christushttp:// Man's deadened, fallen spirit is made alive by receiving God's life imparted through the power of the Holy Spirit. This is regeneration. The eternal life in John 3:16 is the life of God which is put into man's spirit by the Holy Spirit. Because this life is God's life, which can never die, all who have been regenerated have this life and are said to "have eternal life."

Solus Christushttp:// first step spiritual life This rebirth is the first step in the spiritual life. will not If after regeneration, a believer remains for a prolonged period of time in the flesh, God's saving way will not be manifested to be perfected in him.

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