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Introduction
Body
Man Created a Living Soul
Man given two things at creation
A physical body formed from the dust of the earth
The Breath of God
We are a unique combination of both
Physical and Spiritual
Temporal and Eternal
We’re given a body
Ancient Greeks held that the body was a prison of the soul and the source of all evil
Gnostics held this view to such an extent that they taught Jesus did not have a physical body
The apostle John had some strong thought concerning this
What do we know of the body from Scripture?
The body is mortal and will return to the dust from whence it came
Even though we are made from the dust of the ground, in God’s Hands becomes something wonderful
All life is impossibly complex and extremely well-organized, but human beings are especially so
We of all God’s creation have the capacity to reflect God’s image
We think abstractly
We are able to create things that did not exist hitherto
We are not bound by instinct, but have the ability to choose
We are moral creatures
We can think logically
We can perceive the beauty of God’s creation
Man’s body is only a temporary tabernacle for the real person who inhabits it
In the resurrection we will receive a new spiritual body which will have a relationship to our old, physical bodies
The relationship is as a plant sown into the ground and becomes a new plant
The body of the redeemed man becomes the temple of the Holy Ghost, and must not therefore be an instrument of sin
Man’s body, when submitted in service to God, becomes a living and holy sacrifice
The redeemed man is able to use his body as a weapon against the enemy
The enemy desires that we use this body to participate in sinful activities
It is God’s desire that we use this temple to participate in those things that are pleasing to Him
God has made provision whereby we can receive healing and deliverance for this body
The believer will be judged on the basis of those things that were done in the body
Keep in mind, this is a judgment of works, not of condemnation
Man’s body, which is from the dust, bears the image of Adam as well as the image of God
In the natural we bear the image of Adam from whom we are descended.
In the spiritual, we will receive a glorified body which bears the image of the Last Adam, Jesus Christ
We’re given an Immaterial life
Nothing explains the complete human condition so well as scripture
The immaterial aspect of our existence is described in scripture using the following terms:
Life - Mark 8:35 “35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.”
Soul - Mark 8:36 “36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”
Spirit - Psalm 31:5 “5 Into thine hand I commit my spirit: Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.”
Mind - Romans 7:25 “25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.”
Heart - Ephesians 6:6 “6 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;”
Strength - Luke 10:27 “27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.”
Self - I Corinthians 4:3-4 “3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.
4 For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.”
Will - I Corinthians 7:37 “37 Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.”
Affections - Colossians 3:2 “2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.”
These each refer to the immaterial self from a different point of view.
Soul and Spirit are the terms most frequently used
In Job we find that it was the breath of God that creates man
Man becomes a living soul
Man is a unified whole
It is much more beneficial to look at man as a unified whole rather than breaking him up into his constituent parts and examining each individually
Our bodies seem to be a planned necessity by God
We are “clothed” in our body and would be naked without it
Right now we are clothed in the inferior, but look forward to the superior
Origin of man’s soul or spirit
Since scripture records only one creation event where God creates man by the direct act of breathing into them, from what source do all the other souls come?
Three theories that seek to explain
Preexistence
Creationism
Traducianism
Preexistence - This theory posits that souls transmigrate from heaven or some other eternal dwelling place to an empty body.
Held by Hinduism, Theosophy, Rosicrucians and many occult religions
No support in scripture whatsoever
Creationism - In this theory, the soul is created directly by God in each newly conceived person sometime between conception and birth and only the body is propagated by the parents
Held by Roman Catholics and many Reformed theologians
Supporting scriptures are Zechariah 12:1; Isaiah 42:5; 57:16; Ecclesiastes 12:7; Hebrews 12:9.
These scriptures seem to indicate that God directly created every soul in existence
Arguments against this theory
Every one of these scriptures could also be used to support the indirect agency of God in the creation of souls
It makes God the creator of sinful souls or shows God as putting pure souls in depraved physical bodies
Traducianism - The theory that the human race was created in Adam, and from him both body and soul were procreated by natural generation.
Supporting scriptures: Job 14:4; 15:14; Psalm 51:5; 58:3; John 3:6; Ephesians 2:3.
It best explains inherited sin nature.
This does not suggest a purely natural origin for new souls, but that all souls since Adam are indirectly created by God, in the same vein as our physical bodies are naturally procreated, but ultimately fashioned by God.
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