12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged 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. - Hebrews 4:12.
In relationship to soul, everything is outer. Where as in spirit - it is a inner work. Everything God has completed in you is spirit. Your soul is being renewed - the body will be renewed - but everything in spirit is finished , "it is finished" the complete work of God in a believer is finished. Now like the bumper sticker says 'God is not through with me' but he is through with you - in spirit. That is the confusion in living a christian life. How do we live a christian life? By spirit - the scriptures are clear on how to live a life as a christian and that life is lived as a spiritual being. When we think of 'a spiritual being' we automatically think of grandma and grandpa. They were spiritual is the term I used to hear - they have been going to the church house for 50 years now and never missed a meeting.
See how we think: we think in terms of doing something to be who I am. Because they didn't miss a meeting and they are kind people, most, then surely they are spiritual. Well that is not what makes a spiritual being.
Now granted living by spirit has to happen by soul. You cannot do one with out the other. We are triune being as God is a triune being - created in his image and likeness. God is - a Father - a Son - and a Holyspirit. One God expressing Himself in three different capacities. There is no right words for trying to explain the Trinity and I don't even like to try but it is so important for our relationship to be established, for growth and for understanding, that you have to talk about it. It is the only way of expressing who you are.
My thoughts and mind always go to the scripture in Hebrew 4:12, where it says it will take the word of God to separate soul and spirit. So in my little thinking I look at that scripture, and the soul and spirit are so closely related that it takes the word of God to separate them. The part about that verse we need to keep in mind when you read it is; it says you can separate them so that means they can be separated and need to be separated because they can be separated. You will have to use the word of God to separate them because that is the only way to separate soul and spirit.
Once you separate soul and spirit you can see by not separating soul and spirit you will not know what God is doing in you - in life - in the world. Yes in the world - the world is very important to the work of God. The major point in the world is "it is a schoolhouse" and it has teacher's and those instructors teach us so we can grow (soul). When we see the schoolhouse in action - then a believer can settle down and move in God. You can grow, but until then you are in the schoolhouse for devine training.
It is like a good father that sends his children to the best university that money can buy for the best teaching that is available. Our Father's schoolhouse is a lot different then our earthly one - you get perfect training in our Father's schoolhouse. After all we are 'lord of all' Galatians 4 1-2 says, because we are birthed and that is our inheritance and to live according to the family spirit. That is the 'spirit of adoption' learning the 'family ways' because we have never lived in this family before. This family has certain ways you have to learn because you cannot live according to other ways they lead away from the family.
I like to use the Rockefellers as a example - they are under governor's and tudors until they can handle family business. There is to much at stake to turn them loose even though they are 'lord of all' by a birthing - they were born Rockefellers and need to learn the Rockefeller way of living a lifestyle and business ethics to keep the business flourishing.
So you must learn and it is like a birthed child that is now learning from a family that has adopted them. It's simple but we make a doctrine out of being adopted and it don't work because we are the 'bonified offspring of God' and need to operate according to the family spirit. Bless you - your inheritance is sound and secure!
In relationship to soul, everything is outer. Where as in spirit - it is a inner work. Everything God has completed in you is spirit. Your soul is being renewed - the body will be renewed - but everything in spirit is finished , "it is finished" the complete work of God in a believer is finished. Now like the bumper sticker says 'God is not through with me' but he is through with you - in spirit. That is the confusion in living a christian life. How do we live a christian life? By spirit - the scriptures are clear on how to live a life as a christian and that life is lived as a spiritual being. When we think of 'a spiritual being' we automatically think of grandma and grandpa. They were spiritual is the term I used to hear - they have been going to the church house for 50 years now and never missed a meeting.
See how we think: we think in terms of doing something to be who I am. Because they didn't miss a meeting and they are kind people, most, then surely they are spiritual. Well that is not what makes a spiritual being.
Now granted living by spirit has to happen by soul. You cannot do one with out the other. We are triune being as God is a triune being - created in his image and likeness. God is - a Father - a Son - and a Holyspirit. One God expressing Himself in three different capacities. There is no right words for trying to explain the Trinity and I don't even like to try but it is so important for our relationship to be established, for growth and for understanding, that you have to talk about it. It is the only way of expressing who you are.
My thoughts and mind always go to the scripture in Hebrew 4:12, where it says it will take the word of God to separate soul and spirit. So in my little thinking I look at that scripture, and the soul and spirit are so closely related that it takes the word of God to separate them. The part about that verse we need to keep in mind when you read it is; it says you can separate them so that means they can be separated and need to be separated because they can be separated. You will have to use the word of God to separate them because that is the only way to separate soul and spirit.
Once you separate soul and spirit you can see by not separating soul and spirit you will not know what God is doing in you - in life - in the world. Yes in the world - the world is very important to the work of God. The major point in the world is "it is a schoolhouse" and it has teacher's and those instructors teach us so we can grow (soul). When we see the schoolhouse in action - then a believer can settle down and move in God. You can grow, but until then you are in the schoolhouse for devine training.
It is like a good father that sends his children to the best university that money can buy for the best teaching that is available. Our Father's schoolhouse is a lot different then our earthly one - you get perfect training in our Father's schoolhouse. After all we are 'lord of all' Galatians 4 1-2 says, because we are birthed and that is our inheritance and to live according to the family spirit. That is the 'spirit of adoption' learning the 'family ways' because we have never lived in this family before. This family has certain ways you have to learn because you cannot live according to other ways they lead away from the family.
I like to use the Rockefellers as a example - they are under governor's and tudors until they can handle family business. There is to much at stake to turn them loose even though they are 'lord of all' by a birthing - they were born Rockefellers and need to learn the Rockefeller way of living a lifestyle and business ethics to keep the business flourishing.
So you must learn and it is like a birthed child that is now learning from a family that has adopted them. It's simple but we make a doctrine out of being adopted and it don't work because we are the 'bonified offspring of God' and need to operate according to the family spirit. Bless you - your inheritance is sound and secure!
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