Human Beings are made up of three parts

Created Date: 27-Sep-2019
No Reason to be Envious

Last updated: 23-Oct-2021
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Sections
 

1 We are Born Equal 2 Outer Appearances and Circumstances
3 Human Beings Are Made up Three Parts 4 Our Spirit Body Can Grow in Beauty, Strength and Abilities
5 An Analogy on Three Part Aspects of the Soul 6 The Christian's Future Spiritual Bodies
7 God Created Human-Beings For Fellowship    

This is an excerpt from the Worship topic:

We are created for fellowship with God.  We are destined to share love, value as a person, and a belonging with and towards God.  Because of God, we in Eternity will also will be able to share love and fellowship with one another as God intended with Him in Eternity. 

God's act of creating us for fellowship with Him, means that He loves us, and He wants all of us to be a companion for eternity.  When we are Born-Again, we are changed from our fallen state from the separation caused by Adam and Eve, to the 100% absolute marking by the Holy Spirit to be in fellowship with Him for eternity.

If we were not created as eternal beings then we cannot be in fellowship with God as God is Eternal.  We are called by God to chose Him so that we can be with Him in Eternity, that involves us having the choice where the alternative is to be separated from Him for eternity.

  1. Worship is love in thought and action, where God is the recipient. 
  2. God always gives us His love in return even when we don't feel it in our earthly lives.
  3. God gave His Love First so that we could be Born-Again by accepting Jesus Christ as our Savior in our heart and mind. 
  4. In Eternity, worship will be the greatest pleasure that we will enjoy with God.
John 3:5-7

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John 3:16-18

 5 Jesus answered, Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. 6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. 7 You should not be surprised at my saying, You must be born again.

16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God s one and only Son.

We are Born Equal

There is no reason to be envious of another person's birth place, financial position or outer attractiveness.  In actuality, we are all equal after birth that through acceptance of God's Grace through Jesus Christ, we can grow in beauty, strength and abilities in our spiritual bodies here on Earth which will be part of how God judges us in giving us our new Body in Eternity. 

Judging anyone on Earth by their outer appearance, financial status and any other worldly asset, in determining their relationship with God is impossible, because we cannot see the inner Spirit body or truly judge a person's Soul.  

Our goals, that God has determined for every one of us on an individual basis, when we achieve them through Faith, will enhance our inner Spiritual Body.  As read in scriptures, such as Matthew 23:27-28 and Revelation 3:17, we can be looking at someone who has wealth, power, attractiveness and earthly lustily love and be a poor wretched creature.  The poor wretched creature is describing the Inner Spirit Body and Soul of a person.

Matthew 23:27-28 27 Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
Revelation 3:17 For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.

Our relationship with God, that strengthens the inner Spirit Body, should be reflected also in our outer appearance which is the meaning of the 3rd Commandment's admonition, as we should conduct ourselves as ambassadors for God.  Adam and Eve were covered with light before eating the forbidden fruit, Lucifer before his rebellion was the highest Cherub that was adorned with beautiful light and Moses illuminated light after visiting God on Mt Sinai. 

As we grow in our Faith, we feel an inward sense of peace that we never felt before becoming a Christian, which is one part of the evidence of our new capacity to feel in our Spirit Bodies with our thoughts and discernment in our Soul.

Exodus 34:29-30 29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the Lord. 30 When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him.

Outer Appearances and Circumstances

For many of us, we sometimes will unfairly judge God because we see cruelty, famine, wars, some people born with birth defects, suffer at the hands of their parents and so many other evils.  We, in our Earthly perspective, think that God is wrong, uncaring and not trustworthy, which is not true! 

Because of the sin of Adam and Eve, we were separated from God, which required a way to have us justified with God.  Unlike the action of Lucifer and the Fallen Angels, the sin of Adam and Eve which we inherited was different, which required Jesus Christ paying the price of the sins of mankind in order for there to be a Salvation process. 

Galatians 6:7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.

For all of us who have suffered for absolutely any and all reasons, there is justice against evil and rewards for going through suffering.  Furthermore, for any who have died at before the Age of Accountability, not knowing Jesus Christ, will be given the opportunity to accept Jesus Christ as their Savior as the scriptures reflect.

God exists outside of all Time Domains, so He could know the end from the beginning.  This knowledge of God's existence as reflected in one of many of His Names, such as "I Am", lets us know that a short life can achieve all of the goals that God had planned for the life, which will give the person great rewards and glory, which we cannot realize from our Earthly perspective. 

Human Beings Are Made up Three Parts

According to the scriptures, a human being is made up three parts:
 
Body Physical earthly body that is subject to decay and is mortal.  There will be humans on a New Earth where their bodies will be immortal.  Adam and Eve had immortal bodies until eating the Forbidden Fruit.
Spirit From our four dimensional limitation, we have an invisible body that contains and holds the Soul.  It is a Spiritual Body.
Soul The thinking and self-aware aspect of all living creatures.  Human Beings' Soul is connected with the Spirit.
Note that sometimes the Soul is given as a summary expression that represents the Soul with the Spirit Body.  In the final Judgment against all that are condemned to the Lake of Fire, the Soul will be separated from the Spirit Body (see point number 10).

Points regarding the uniqueness of Human Beings:

  1. All living creatures that are not Human Beings, only have a body and a soul.  Animals have many special purposes for God and also Human Beings.
     
  2. The Spirit is what separates Human Beings uniquely of all of God's earthly creation.  The Spirit can also be described as a Spiritual Container or Spiritual Body. 
    (a) This is not the glorified body that Christians will inherit as described in Philippians 3:20-21 and 1 John 3:2:
    Philippians 3:20-21 20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; 21 who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself.
    1 John 3:2 Beloved, we are God s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is
    (b) When Jesus Christ descended into upper Sheol to take the righteous out of upper Sheol, the people who were waiting there were Spirits.  Notice in Hebrews 12:23 the phrase "and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,"  The people, that were in upper Sheol, are the "first born", were they were there in the Spirit, and they have not received their glorified body that all of us will receive at the Judgment Seat of Christ.
    Hebrews 12:23 and to the assembly1 of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,

  3. When all living creatures die, other than Human Beings, then their soul has nothing to contain it so they cease to exist.  In one scripture, the passing of an animal is spoke as of the essence goes up to God the Father.
     
  4. Human Beings are immortal because of the Spiritual Body and the uniqueness of the Soul which is timeless also that is not described, but inferred in the scriptures.
     
  5. The Scriptures often equate the heart of Human Beings as the Soul, in a metaphor, which means the thinking and self-aware part.
     
  6. In the Lake of Fire, some Biblical Scholars including this author, believe the Soul is stripped away from the Spirit Body.  This will be the final loss of anything created by God, where the Spirit Body is created by God.  This will add to the helplessness, no hope and torment of being absolutely without any control that is part of the twelve areas of suffering in the eternal Lake of Fire, point number ten of the twelve areas.

Some additional scriptural references to discern the differences and purposes:

Psalm 139:14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.  Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. 
Ecclesiastes 12:7  and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. 
Matthew 10:28  And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
1 Thessalonians 5:23 Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 
Mark 12:30  And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.
Hebrews 12:23 to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,
(Note that this is another perfect use of idioms that the scriptures use throughout.)
1 Corinthians
15:42-44		 42 So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. 43 It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. 44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 

Our Spirit Body Can Grow in Beauty, Strength and Abilities

As part of the Rewards in Heaven at the Judgment Seat of Christ, the Christian (and those of other Dispensations of Believers) will be given permanent new Spiritual Bodies that will be based on the glory of God in the life lived. 

Before the Judgment Seat of Christ, God will give attractiveness and strength to the Spiritual Body along with knowledge and increased Faith in Him.  This is achieved through our Faithful lives lived in the smallest of matters to the greatest of goals achieved for God's Glory.  The Glory of God is known by the Faith, endurance, love and patience as we live our lives. 

The following is an excerpt from the Judgment Seat of Christ:

The Judgment Seat of Christ is where the person who accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior will be rewarded with an inheritance. The Lamb's Book of Life is used.  The inheritance is based on these five primary points, which is summarized in 1 Corinthians 3:12-15 and many others:

  1. Our relationship with God during our life,
  2. Activities in God's Service,
  3. Faithfulness to the guidance of the Holy Spirit,
  4. Righteously suffering, and
  5. Overcoming sinful areas and obstacles in life through the Holy Spirit.

From our Earthly perspective, it is the common misconception that everyone of us would rather have been born with some differences in our bodies, financial status, location being raised and so much more. 

The Scriptures point out that actually we are all figuratively born exactly equal (sinful creatures) where God has goals, that are unique for each one of us.  Achieving goals in our life, which honor and give glory to God through God's Grace given to us, will enhance and strengthen our Spiritual Body and Faith in God along with our intellectual Soul's ability to discern Godly importance in all matters in life and eternity.

1 Samuel 16:7 But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.
Proverbs 20:27 The human spirit is the lamp of the Lord that sheds light on one s inmost being.
Psalms 51:6 Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught me wisdom in that secret place.
Ephesians 3:16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,
2 Corinthians 4:16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.

An Analogy on Three Part Aspects of Human Being's Soul

The analogy, described below with some modifications by this author, has been wonderfully given by Chuck Missler on many of his Biblical Studies. 

The Soul of all living creatures can be partially equated, for analogy purposes, to something like computer Software that resides in a physical computer.  Software is the Operating System and the Programs that run on the computer.

The Software has no weight or mass, yet it contains the algorithms that run the computer.  The Software is limited by the speed of the computer processor and also the memory to execute programs. 

Since the Software is weightless then it is NOT subject to time, aging, as described in the principles of  E=mc .   The Software's limitation is set by the speed, memory and "health" (not broken) of the computer. As we age, our bodies (hardware) and minds (computer memory) become less able to do many of the tasks and thought process that we did when we were younger.

Software can be transferred from one computer to another.  When it is transferred, the software will execute faster when the computer processor is an enhancement along with more memory.  If our Soul can be compared to computer software, as an analogy, then the Christian is due for a major upgrade to a new Spiritual Body that is faster, more capable and with many new features.  In other words, it is new hardware for the Christian.  Our Soul will indwell a new Spiritual Body in Heaven as noted in scriptures.

NOTE: The Scriptures does not list all of the marvelous aspects of our future Heavenly Bodies other than we shall be like Jesus Christ because we will see Him as He is as mentioned in 1 John 3:2.  The extent of our abilities, gifts and appearance of our new bodies is based on our service, faithfulness and love for God during our earthly lives.  Our earthly lives are sometimes described as a boot camp (military term for training camp) for eternity.

The Christian's Future Spiritual Bodies are Amazing

As already referenced in this topic, depending upon our obedience, faithfulness and love, all Christians will obtain new uniquely glorified Spiritual Bodies along with crowns, rewards and responsibilities based on:

  1. Our relationship with God during our life,
  2. Activities in God's Service,
  3. Faithfulness to the guidance of the Holy Spirit,
  4. Righteously suffering, and
  5. Overcoming sinful areas and obstacles in life through the Holy Spirit.

at the Judgment Seat of Christ.  

Entrance to Heaven is based on the acceptance of Jesus Christ as our Savior, and our rewards that includes uniquely glorified Spiritual bodies is earned.

Philippians 3:20-21 20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; 21 who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself.
1 John 3:2 Beloved, we are God s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is

The following is an excerpt from the Purpose of all History topic:

When Eternity begins after the 1000 year Millennial Kingdom, this author has the following belief, where the second one I have not seen in any Biblical Commentary.

  1. Our memories of Lucifer, all Fallen Angels, all Demons, and all human beings without Salvation will be removed as a gift from God according to Revelation 21:4 and Isaiah 65:17, which is discussed in the topic on the Lake of Fire.  This removes all hope from those in the Lake of Fire and also any pain in us when we think of someone in the Lake of Fire.
  2. One of the greatest and more complete gifts that will be in the future is summarized in 1 Corinthians 15:28, where everyone in Heaven with God will have an absolute love and joy for God and one another in Heaven.  The removal of our sin nature makes it absolutely impossible to do anything to even in the tiniest of ways to do anything wrong as we will feel everyone's emotions of joy, love and so much more.  We will be in indescribable love with God as God is sharing His love for us to feel which will be the greatest part of Eternity.
1 Corinthians 15:28 When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that God may be all in all.

God Created Human-Beings For Fellowship

The following is an excerpt from God's Greatest Problem topic:

There are several things that God cannot do, which is actually a type-of oxymoron statement, and is always spoken out of reverence to reflect the perfection in God.  There are many lists in books, and on websites, where below is this author's favorite composed list of primary things that God cannot do, which is a beautiful and loving list of our Awesome God. 

Reviewing the list actually brings Glory to God, along with giving us reassurance, hope, faith, love, peace and so much more.  Understanding these items in the list, leads us to understanding what is God's greatest problem concerning us:

  1. Cannot be stopped, replaced or deceived.
  2. Cannot allow His Holy Name to suffer from not fulfilling His Promises, Attributes and Character.
  3. Cannot learn because all things were created by Him.
    (a) God Created all things so that God knows the potentials, boundaries and attributes as part of the design.
    (b) God's Creation is for His Pleasure and Enjoyment
    (c) God's Creation of Human-Beings, like the Angels, is for Fellowship with Him.
  4. Cannot do anything against His own Character.
    (a) God's Character will not have Himself forcing Angels or Human-Beings to Love Him as that was part of the Design by God to receive earned love that is deserved by the created Angels and Human-Beings.
    (b) God's Design of Human-Beings enables us to reciprocated God's Love when we become increasingly aware of the Love God gave us which is the type of true love that we will enjoy in eternity in a more completeness. 
    (c) Those that go to the Lake Of Fire for eternity will be utterly alone and will worship God in their depraved way because of the absence of God.  They will realize that God is the only one that can rescue them.  They will also recognize they no longer have the ability to ever receive back any acknowledgment from God because God will not listen because of the rejection of God.
  5. Cannot forgive Lucifer and the Fallen Angels and Demons.
    (a) The sin of Lucifer and the Fallen Angels is different than Adam and Eve.
    (b) Adam and Eve did NOT try to usurp God.
  6. Cannot forgive any human-being that did NOT have the acceptance of restitution for theirs sins through Jesus Christ at the Crucifixion.
  7. Cannot forgive any human-being that did NOT have the acceptance of restitution for theirs sins through Jesus Christ at the Crucifixion.
  8. Cannot speak anything that is not true.
  9. Cannot make a mistake, and His Word will always be fulfilled.

Here are a few scriptures, of many, that relate to this list:

Proverbs 21:30 No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel can avail against the LORD.
Daniel 4:35 All the people of the earth are nothing compared to him. He does as he pleases among the angels of heaven and among the people of the earth. No one can stop him or say to him, What do you mean by doing these things?
Isaiah 43:13 "Even from eternity I am He, And there is none who can deliver out of My hand; I act and who can reverse it?"
2 Timothy 2:13 if we are faithless, he remains faithful for he cannot deny himself.
Ezekiel 36:21 But I had concern for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations to which they came.
Psalm 89:34 I will not violate my covenant or alter the word that went forth from my lips.
Isaiah 59:2 But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.
1 Peter 3:12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.

 

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