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Inasmuch as we have seen how soul is the site of our personality, the organ of volition and the natural life, we can easily conclude that this soul is also the “real I”—I myself. Our self is the soul. This too can be demonstrated by the Bible. In Numbers 30, the phrase “bind himself” occurs ten times. In the original it is “bind his soul.” From this we are led to understand that the soul is our own self. In many other passages of the Bible we find the word “soul” is translated as “self.” For instance: “You shall not defile yourselves with them” Lev. 11.43 “You shall not defile yourselves” Lev. 11.44 “For themselves and for their descendants” Esther 9.31 “You who tear yourself in your anger” Job 18.4 “He justified himself” Job 32.2 “But themselves go into captivity” Is. 46.2 “What every one (original, “every soul”) must eat, that only may be prepared by you” Ex. 12.16 “Who kills any person (original, “kill any soul”) without intent” Num. 35.11,15 “Let me (original, “let my soul”) die ...

It is imperative that a believer know he has a spirit, since, as we shall soon learn, every communication of God with man occurs there. If the believer does not discern his own spirit he invariably is ignorant of how to commune with God in the spirit. He easily substitutes the thoughts or emotions of the soul for the works of the spirit. Thus he confines himself to the outer realm, unable ever to reach the spiritual realm. 1 Corinthians 2.11 speaks of “the spirit of the man which is in him.” 1 Corinthians 5.4 mentions “my spirit.” Romans 8.16 says “our spirit” 1 Corinthians 14.14 uses “my spirit.” 1 Corinthians 14.32 tells of the “spirits of prophets.” Proverbs 25.28 refers to “his own spirit.” Darby Hebrews 12.23 record “the spirits of just men.” Zechariah 12.1 states that “the Lord . . . formed the spirit of man within him.” The above Scripture verses sufficiently prove that we human beings do possess a human spirit. This spirit is not synonymous with our soul nor is it the same as...

God created man in his image and likeliness such that man’s actions will reflect His nature. The Bible says God breath into the body the breath of life which is the spirit. He created man in His shape and likeliness; from His Spirit. That’s why the Christian is born of the Spirit not of the flesh; we do not live by blood but by the spirit. God gave man dominion and the authority to create; to subdue the earth. He did not just give us fish to eat, He also thought us how to fish. This is the believer’s authority, we can also say “let there be”. That is why Jesus said "it is finished" to notify that, God’s work on earth is done, He now carries His work through us. He is seated on His throne expecting a glorious end. The Bible says at Mathew 18:18, 16:19 that, “… whatsoever thou shall bind on earth shalt be bound in heaven; whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven ” which means, heaven is backing us in authority. God did not gave us His pow...

The word “Genesis” implies; the beginning of…., or the origin of…. And this will help us develop our Christian life. There is no doubt that man is in three dimension; spirit, soul and body. We communicate to God with our spirit, our will, emotions and intellects are through the soul and the body communicates with the physical realm. God created the man (the spirit) even before the foundation of the earth (body). He had already seen the beginning from the end. Genesis chapter 1 will be our prime study for now. “ In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” (Gen. 1:1). In the very beginning of the Christianity, God created us, to fellowship with Him. That is Christianity, it is God in man, relationship between God and man, and it is man fellowshipping with God. We can term the relationship that Adam had with God as Christianity; Adam was without sin. So God created the heaven (the spirit) first before the earth (body). There can’t be an earth without a heaven. The thing...

Science has spent millions of dollars to develop the physical body of man. Additional millions have been spent developing man's intellectual processes, which are a part of his soul. But we know so little and have done so little about developing the spirit of man. However, man's spirit can be educated and improved just as his mind can be educated and improved. The spirit can be trained and built up just as the body can be built up. How? Through the study of God's Word. We cannot understand spiritual things with our natural minds. Our minds must be changed—renewed by God's power—for us to fully understand the Word of God. The Apostle Paul said, "But the natural man receiveth not [does not understand] the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned [understood]" (1 Cor. 2:14). The Word of God was given by the Spirit of God, because "... holy men of God ...