That's a very interesting explanation. I'm afraid I don't understand some parts of it though. I don't exactly see the difference between soul and spirit, as they seem to be synonyms in many dictionaries.
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That's a very interesting explanation. I'm afraid I don't understand some parts of it though. I don't exactly see the difference between soul and spirit, as they seem to be synonyms in many dictionaries.
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The Holy of Holies in ancient Israel depicts our spirit. The High Priest depicting Jesus could enter only once per year. It is that still small voice of our spirit.
The Holy Place depicts our soul. And the outer court depicts our body where Jesus died bodily on the altar of the cross. The outer court has various elements which depict our body.
The Holy Place has 3 functions: mind, will and emotion just like the breaking of the bread (our will), incense (prayers of our mind), and the Menorah with its 7 candles (elicits our 7 main emotions).
The spirit, quite unlike the soul, contains the ark in the Holy of Holies. The law of the 10 commandments in the Ark is communicated to us intuitively, and convicts through our conscience. We sprinkle the mercy seat on the Ark with blood which connotes our communion and worship with God. Also in the Ark is the branch that budded which represents regeneration the Holy Spirit. Thirdly is the Manna also in the Ark. This Manna is food to us by the Holy Spirit.
So our soul has 3 functions: mind, will and emotion which gives us self-consciousness.
Our spirit hah 3 functions: intuition, communion and conscience which gives us God-consciousness.
Our body has its 5 senses which gives us world-consciousness.
It is important to distinguish between our soul and spirit, because God wants us to walk by our spirit, not our soul (you must have two different senses in you if you are to walk in Christ). Our soul can understand the spirit's message, but the soul does not guide us. The spirit KNOWS, but the soul can only UNDERSTAND. It is our spirit that guides us. For example, in ancient Israel the Ark was always in front leading the Israelites. When they did not do this there were consequences; someone would try to hold the ark up with their hand and it would topple over and they were killed.
"For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart" (Heb. 4.12). Many Christians have taught they would not know what spiritual life was like if they did not experience the dividing of the spirit, soul and body.
"And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Thess. 5.23). Notice the precise order of: spirit, soul and body.
If you don't allow for the dividing of your spirit, soul and body, then you will not be an overcomer in Christ. This is the greatest book ever written on the dividing of your spirit, soul and body.
http://www3.telus.net/trbrooks/SMCFP.htm
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The bible says we become angels and we take their place at the end of revelations but not when we are flesh.
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