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b. Gen 3:9 (RSV) "But the LORD God called to the man, and said to him, "Where
are you?""
3. Man’s spirit died in the garden
a. Gen 2:16-17 (RSV) "And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "You
may freely eat of every tree of the garden; 17but of the tree of the knowledge of
good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die.""
b. It is obvious man’s body and soul did not die.
Gen 5:5 (NKJV) "So all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty
years; and he died."
c. Death spiritually speaking is to be separated from God.
4. In Christ, man is made alive in his spirit through the re-birth, and the spirit is once
more connected to God.
5. The only outlet for the spirit is through the soul of man.
6. The spirit is completely redeemed, made whole, made holy, made righteous.
B. Soul
1. In the garden, man had a tremendously powerful soul.
He was able to name all the animals on the earth, both beasts and birds. This took
tremendous intellect.
2. Man’s soul is still powerful and much of what is done in the earth, in or out of the
church, is done by soul power and not in the spirit.
3. Man’s soul dominates all of life in lost men and most of life in saved men.
4. The soul is a completely un-trustworthy part of man to guide him.
The soul is mostly dominated by feelings out of man’s emotions.
5. When man is re-born, his soul can begin to come back under the influence of God
provided man allows his spirit to dominate his soul.
6. Through will power, spiritual men are able to accomplish many things.
7. These things may or may not be of the Lord.
8. In the garden, man came into a knowledge of “good and evil”.
a Ever since then, man has been offering God “the good” instead of being guided by
the Spirit of God.
b Mostly this is what happens in the church.
C. Body
1. The body of man is deteriorating slowly and will die at the end of perhaps 60 - 100
years.
2. In the resurrection of the just, man will be given a new body similar to the
resurrected body that Jesus had after His resurrection.
III. Crucified with Christ
A. The old man or old self is dead
1. (Rom 6:6-7 RSV) "We know that our old self was crucified with him so that the sinful body might
be destroyed, and we might no longer be enslaved to sin. 7For he who has died is freed from sin."
2. 2Cor 5:14 (RSV) "For the love of Christ controls us, because we are convinced that one has died
for all; therefore all have died."
are you?""
3. Man’s spirit died in the garden
a. Gen 2:16-17 (RSV) "And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "You
may freely eat of every tree of the garden; 17but of the tree of the knowledge of
good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die.""
b. It is obvious man’s body and soul did not die.
Gen 5:5 (NKJV) "So all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty
years; and he died."
c. Death spiritually speaking is to be separated from God.
4. In Christ, man is made alive in his spirit through the re-birth, and the spirit is once
more connected to God.
5. The only outlet for the spirit is through the soul of man.
6. The spirit is completely redeemed, made whole, made holy, made righteous.
B. Soul
1. In the garden, man had a tremendously powerful soul.
He was able to name all the animals on the earth, both beasts and birds. This took
tremendous intellect.
2. Man’s soul is still powerful and much of what is done in the earth, in or out of the
church, is done by soul power and not in the spirit.
3. Man’s soul dominates all of life in lost men and most of life in saved men.
4. The soul is a completely un-trustworthy part of man to guide him.
The soul is mostly dominated by feelings out of man’s emotions.
5. When man is re-born, his soul can begin to come back under the influence of God
provided man allows his spirit to dominate his soul.
6. Through will power, spiritual men are able to accomplish many things.
7. These things may or may not be of the Lord.
8. In the garden, man came into a knowledge of “good and evil”.
a Ever since then, man has been offering God “the good” instead of being guided by
the Spirit of God.
b Mostly this is what happens in the church.
C. Body
1. The body of man is deteriorating slowly and will die at the end of perhaps 60 - 100
years.
2. In the resurrection of the just, man will be given a new body similar to the
resurrected body that Jesus had after His resurrection.
III. Crucified with Christ
A. The old man or old self is dead
1. (Rom 6:6-7 RSV) "We know that our old self was crucified with him so that the sinful body might
be destroyed, and we might no longer be enslaved to sin. 7For he who has died is freed from sin."
2. 2Cor 5:14 (RSV) "For the love of Christ controls us, because we are convinced that one has died
for all; therefore all have died."
