Spirit Soul Body

1 Thessalonians 5:23

1 Thessalonians 5:23, Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

John 3:3-6, 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. ⁶ That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. You are born again in your spirit.

When you become a Christian no change physically.

2 Corinthians 5:17, Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. You were same Weight, height, colour, hair etc no change at all!

What does consist of Soul? Part of the Function Scriptural Support Soul Mind Thinking, reasoning, Proverbs 2:10; Psalm understanding, 139:14;

remembering Lamentations 3:20

Job 7:15; Numbers Choosing, deciding, Will 30:2; ¹ Chronicles committing 22:19

Psalm 42:1; Isaiah Feeling love, joy, grief, Emotion 61:10; Jeremiah desire, sorrow 22:27 Holding moral beliefs,

Romans 14:5; Daniel discerning right from Convictions 1:8; Acts 24:16; 2 wrong, standing firm in Timothy 1:12 truth

What Makes Convictions Unique?

• Rooted in Truth: Convictions are not just opinions—they are anchored in divine truth and spiritual revelation.
• Tested by Trials: True convictions are often forged in suffering or opposition (Daniel in Babylon, Paul before Felix).
• Guided by Conscience: They reflect the soul’s moral awareness and alignment with God’s will (Romans 2:15).

Instead of 3 Paul makes it to Two.

Ephesians 3:16, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,

2 Corinthians 4:16, Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. Outside man uses his senses and reacts according to it. Inside man has Spirit and Soul. Travel together.

What happens to the soul when a person dies? Immediate Transition: The Soul Leaves the Body

• At death, the soul separates from the physical body (Ecclesiastes 12:7).
• The body returns to dust, but the soul continues in a conscious state.
• For believers, the soul is immediately in the presence of the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:8; Philippians 1:23).

The Intermediate State

• This is the period between death and resurrection.
• The soul of the believer dwells in heaven, worshiping and awaiting the resurrection of the body (Revelation 6:9–11).

• The soul of the unbeliever enters a state of separation and anguish, often described as Hades or Sheol (Luke 16:22–23).

Final Resurrection and Judgment

• At Christ’s return, the soul will be reunited with a resurrected body (1 Corinthians 15:52; John 5:28–29).
• Believers will receive glorified bodies and enter eternal life in the New Heaven and New Earth (Revelation 21:1–4).
• Unbelievers will face eternal separation from God (Matthew 25:46). Believer’s Soul Unbeliever’s Soul Enters God’s Enters Hades, a place presence (2 Cor. 5:8) of separation (Luke 16) Eternal life with God

Stage At Death Intermediate Conscious worship, Conscious anguish, State awaiting resurrection awaiting judgment Final Reunited with Reunited with body for Resurrection glorified body judgment Eternal Eternal punishment, Destiny separation from God

Luke 16:19, “There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day.

Lived in the outer man.

Luke 16:20-21, But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate, ²¹ desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. Two bodies on contrast.

Luke 16:22, So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. Five senses finished.

Luke 16:23, And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

Who is suffering? Outer man is inside the grave. Inside man is in hell.

How can he look up? His eyes are in the grave. Luke 16-24, “Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’

How did he recognise Abraham? Unredeemed person could see 2000 years back. Paul could see before the foundations of the earth.

Proverbs 8:30, Then I was beside Him as a master craftsman; And I was daily His delight, Rejoicing always before Him, Past and Present and Future the inner man could see. John the Apostle has seen the future.

Where is his tongue? It is inside the grave.

Luke 16:25-26, But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented. 26

And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.’ Even if you have desire to come!

Luke 16:27-31, “Then he said, ‘I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father’s house, ²⁸ for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.’ ²⁹ Abraham said to him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.’ ³⁰ And he said, ‘No, father Abraham; but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’ ³¹ But he said to him, If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.’ ” Look after your inner man than outer man.

• Outer man life is limited.
• Inner man life is eternal.

Inner man has two parts. Soul and Spirit.

• Soul work with brain.
• Soul works with Spirit.

Soul works with both. Spirit only works with Word of God.

Genesis 21:14-19, So Abraham rose early in the morning, and took bread and a skin of water; and putting it on her shoulder, he gave it and the boy to Hagar, and sent her away. Then she departed and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba. ¹⁵ And the water in the skin was used up, and she placed the boy under one of the shrubs. ¹⁶ Then she went and sat down across from him at a distance of about a bowshot; for she said to herself, “Let me not see the death of the boy.” So she sat opposite him, and lifted her voice and wept. ¹⁷ And God heard the voice of the lad. Then the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said to her, “What ails you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is. ¹⁸ Arise, lift up the lad and hold him with your hand, for I will make him a great nation.” ¹⁹ Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the skin with water, and gave the lad a drink. Beersheba desert.

God did not invent the spiring. God opened her eyes. Not remembering the promises of God but on the information from the circumstances.

Romans 12:1-2, 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. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. God had already gave His promise.

Genesis 17:20, And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall beget twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation. Beersheba means the place of covenant.

Genesis 21:13, Yet I will also make a nation of the son of the bondwoman, because he is your seed.”

Luke 8:30, Jesus asked him, saying, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion,” because many demons had entered him.

Numbers 22:31, Then the LORD opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the Angel of the LORD standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand; and he bowed his head and fell flat on his face.

2 Kings 6:17, And Elisha prayed, and said, “LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” Then the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

Cleopas and companion.

Luke 24:31, Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. ³¹ Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight.

How are we to live?

Ephesians 1:17-18, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, ¹⁸ the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,