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The First Revelation of God’s Grace (Part 3) 

      The First Revelation of God´s Grace (Part 3) - Pr. Marv Wiseman

While we cannot be dogmatic about our understanding of human composition, it does appear to best fit the biblical model.  To repeat from an earlier session, it was noted quite clearly in Genesis 2:7 that God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul.  The equation would, then, appear to be the physical body plus the breath of life God breathed into it together comprise the human soul.  Continue reading “The First Revelation of God’s Grace (Part 3) “ →

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God’s Spirit to Man’s Spirit    

      God´s Spirit to Man´s Spirit - Pr. Marv Wiseman

If God is spirit and non-physical, and the Bible says He is, and if man, as God created him, has a non-physical spirit element to his being besides his body, and the Bible says he has, is there some way God connects with man that is also spiritual?  The Bible says there is.  So, what would this connection provide?  What would be its purpose?  It would appear to be one of communication.  Connection and communication are…well, connectives, are they not?  Continue reading “God’s Spirit to Man’s Spirit    “ →

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The Spirit of Man and Animals 

      The Spirit of Man and Animals - Pr. Marv Wiseman

According to Genesis 2, God made a body for Adam from the dust of the ground.  He, then, breathed into that body the breath of life, and man became a living soul.  The breath of life breathed into Adam was that which actually enlivened him, or animated his body, which was, otherwise, lifeless.  In Scripture, the words used for air, wind, breath, and spirit are the same.  James 2 mentions the body without the spirit is dead.  Continue reading “The Spirit of Man and Animals “ →

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The Biblical Validation of the Human Spirit (Part 3)

      The Biblical Validation of the Human Spirit - Part 3 - Pr. Marv Wiseman

Our Lord Jesus Christ, in telling the Samaritan Woman at the well in John, chapter 4, that God is Spirit, clearly established the concept of spirit or non-materiality.  Other passages, like James 2, inform us that the body without the spirit is dead, and Paul the apostle reminds us of our spirit component by asking, “What man knows the things of a man, except the spirit of man, which is in him?”  I Corinthians 2.  Add to these compelling passages that verify the spirit part of our nature the encounter Christ had with Satan himself. Continue reading “The Biblical Validation of the Human Spirit (Part 3)” →

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 The Biblical Validation of the Human Spirit (Part 2)

      The Biblical Validation of the Human Spirit - Part 2 - Pr. Marv Wiseman

It has already been suggested that the composition of the human spirit includes numerous intangibles…intangible, immaterial, non-physical, but very real nonetheless.  The list included, but is not limited to, the human volition, intellect, personality, emotions, temperament, creativity, conscious, norms and standards, imagination, memory, and such like, all very real and all very invisible, and, thus, unobservable. Continue reading ” The Biblical Validation of the Human Spirit (Part 2)” →

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The Biblical Validation of the Human Spirit (Part 1)

      The Biblical Validation of the Human Spirit - Part 1 - Pr. Marv Wiseman

We have described the immaterial, that is, the non-physical aspect of the human spirit, as that which animates and sustains our physical body.  While the spirit if not subject to observation, and no scientific laboratory has ever observed it, the Bible really makes an undeniable case for it, as referenced many times in both the Old and New Testaments.  We already noted its surfacing the first time in Genesis 2, when God imparted the spirit as the breath of life into Adam’s just-created but not yet alive body. Continue reading “The Biblical Validation of the Human Spirit (Part 1)” →

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The Purpose and Function of the Human Spirit (Part 2)

      The Purpose and Function of the Human Spirit - Part 2 - Pr. Marv Wiseman

It has been noted that the presence and activity of the human spirit, which all humans possess, is essential to life itself.  The spirit animates and energizes the physical body.  It also works in tandem with the physical brain.   Though no one has ever seen such a working, logic compels us to surmise it does, unless we can discover a more plausible scenario.  The great difficulty with spirit and brain cooperation is centered upon our inability to establish this connection, or bridge, between the physical and the non-physical.  Continue reading “The Purpose and Function of the Human Spirit (Part 2)” →

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The Purpose and Function of the Human Spirit (Part 1)

      The Purpose and Function of the Human Spirit - Part 1 - Pr. Marv Wiseman

With a subject matter like the purpose and function of the human spirit, we have no place to go for information apart from the Bible.  But, as always, it’s adequate.  Not that the Bible’s answers satisfy all our curious questions, but God, the Holy Spirit, who inspired the Bible, has seen to it that the record reveals adequate information for our purposes.  It’s part of the sufficiency of Scripture.  So, precisely, what is it that our human spirit does? Continue reading “The Purpose and Function of the Human Spirit (Part 1)” →

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What Comprises the Human Spirit (Part 4) 

      What Comprises the Human Spirit - Part 4 - Pr. Marv Wiseman

Under present consideration on Christianity Clarified is the most important and complex component of your personhood.  It is little understood and under-appreciated.  Yet, its importance cannot be overestimated.   Why is that?  It’s because this component is going to go right on living after your physical body dies.  Given this reality, we ought to pay very close attention to this immaterial aspect of our being. Continue reading “What Comprises the Human Spirit (Part 4) “ →

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What Comprises the Human Spirit (Part 2)

      What Comprises the Human Spirit - Part 2 - Pr. Marv Wiseman

The non-physical composition of a human being is surely the most complex and mysterious of one’s personhood.  Even though there yet remains much about our physical self we don’t understand, our non-physical self is simply mind-boggling.  We know so little about us that it ought to evoke a profound humility.  Just what it is that makes us tick truly does defy comprehension, at least in many areas of our being.  Continue reading “What Comprises the Human Spirit (Part 2)” →

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What Comprises the Human Spirit (Part 1)

      What Comprises the Human Spirit - Part 1 - Pr. Marv Wiseman

The human spirit, possessed by every human being, is that immaterial part of our being that is as real as our physical body.  And, make no mistake about it, every human person possesses a human spirit.  It’s a principle ingredient necessary to humanity.  Even if a person declares himself to be very unspiritual or disinterested in things of the spirit, no matter, he can deny it, but he cannot escape it.  He has a human spirit. Continue reading “What Comprises the Human Spirit (Part 1)” →

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The Origin of the Human Spirit (Part 5)

      The Origin of the Human Spirit - Part 5 - Pr. Marv Wiseman

Scripture has revealed repeatedly that humans possess an immaterial part of our being called the “spirit”.  This is the human spirit, not to be confused with the Holy Spirit.  But, from whence cometh this human spirit?  If we all have one, how did we get it?  When did we get it?  What does it do?  And, what does it consist of? Continue reading “The Origin of the Human Spirit (Part 5)” →

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The Origin of the Human Spirit (Part 4)

      The Origin of the Human Spirit - Part 4 - Pr. Marv Wiseman

Compared to a human being’s spirituality, our physicality is almost simple in its being.  Well, no, that’s not really true.  Matter of fact, there is nothing classified as simple regarding any aspect of our being.  Yet, comparatively speaking, we do comprehend a lot more about our physical being than we do our spiritual, and the reason should be intuitively obvious.  Virtually everything about our physical selves can be dissected, weighted, observed, x-rayed, and analyzed while we’re alive, and after we’re dead.  The human spirit, however, does not lend itself to understanding via any of those avenues.  Continue reading “The Origin of the Human Spirit (Part 4)” →

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The Origin of the Human Spirit (Part 3)

      The Origin of the Human Spirit - Part 3 - Pr. Marv Wiseman

The creation account of Adam’s spirit was very much a physical matter; that is, the manner in which his spirit was imparted to him.  The Genesis 2 text says that “God breathed into Adam’s nostrils the breath of life, and Adam became a living soul.”  He was already a body because God had made him one out of the dust of the ground, but he was an inanimate body until God animated him with the breath of life.  It appeared that Adam was all put together, however God did that, and was all ready to go to begin life. Continue reading “The Origin of the Human Spirit (Part 3)” →

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The Origin of the Human Spirit (Part 2)

      The Origin of the Human Spirit - Part 2 - Pr. Marv Wiseman

In examining the creation account of Adam in Genesis 2, one is struck by the distinction made between his creation and that of animals.  Of Adam alone, it is said that “God breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and Adam became of living soul.”  There is no indication that God breathed into the nostrils of an ox or a dog, but He did so for man.  The text says Adam received special attention from the Creator God not enjoyed by other biological species.  In fact, all throughout Scripture, the fact of man being special, superior, to all other created beings is obvious.  Continue reading “The Origin of the Human Spirit (Part 2)” →