Psalms 127:2 “It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows; for so He gives His beloved sleep.”            This section also falls under the heading of that which God counsels us, because it is not considered sinful to the saint that chooses not to follow God’s counsel in this area. So what about physical rest? Rest is a vital part of how we look after our physical bodies, for God designed our bodies to need sleep and to also rest from wor

1 Timothy 4:8 “For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.”   This section also falls under the heading of that which God counsels us, because it is not considered sinful to the saint that chooses not to follow God’s counsel in this area. Not all would agree with the concept that bodily exercise is necessary. However, if we look at the above quoted passage of scripture

Ephesians 5:29 “For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church.”   This section falls under the heading of that which God counsels us, because it is not considered sinful to the saint that chooses not to follow God’s counsel in this area. As God’s tenants He expects us to be good stewards of our earthly bodies, and we do that by eating correctly, doing the right amount of exercise and giving our body’s sufficient rest. N

Leviticus 19:28 “You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the Lord.”    This section on tattoos also falls under the heading of that which God requires of us, because it deals with sin in the body. Obviously this is another area in which the world rebels completely against God’s commandment, and for which they will incur their just punishment on their day of judgement. Unlike sexual perversion however the world does not yet

1 Corinthians 6:12-13 “All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.  (13)  Foods for the stomach and the stomach for foods, but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.”    This section on addictions also falls under the heading of that which God requires of us, because it deals with sin in the body.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 “Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?  (20) For you were bought at a price; therefore, glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.”          In the previous section we established that our earthly bodies are in fact temporary structures, and so the question is asked does this mean that while we dwell on this earth can we use them as we please?

Romans 12:1 “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.”    The saints under the old covenant were required to offer various sacrifices to the Lord, but they were never instructed to present their bodies as a living sacrifice to Him. The reason for that was twofold. Firstly their bodies were not the temple of the Holy Spirit, and secondly the bodies of t

Acts 17:26 “And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings.”    As we have already mentioned, when we are born-again we receive new spirits directly from God, for the scripture teaches us that we are born of God (1 John 3:9). Our bodies on the other hand do not change when we are born-again, for we have the same bodies after we are saved that we had bef

Psalms 90:10 “The days of our lives are seventy years; And if by reason of strength they are eighty years, yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; For it is soon cut off, and we fly away.”    As we have already mentioned, our bodies (our outward man) are given to us (our inward man) by God to dwell in while we are here on the earth. In other words our earthly bodies are our homes, and in fact our bodies have no life in them unless the inward man is present, for the scriptur

Luke 22:42 “saying, "Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless, not My will, but Yours, be done.”    The soul of man can be further divided into three separate parts. The first part of the soul of man which we will discuss in this section is the will of man. Unlike our spirits which become new creations when we are born-again, the will of man does not change after salvation. In other words after we are saved we have the same will that we had before

The spirit of man is actually the primary part of the inward man and as we have already seen, it is this part of the inward man that is born-again. The apostle Paul confirms this truth when he teaches us that the saints become new creations in Christ Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:17). The spirit of man is located in the centre of man i.e. the area of the abdomen, for it is from this region of man i.e. the belly of man that the rivers of living water flow out of the man. The Lord Jes

John 3:3-5 “Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."  (4)  Nicodemus said to Him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?"  (5)  Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.”   There are certain truths revealed to us in the New Testament that cannot be

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