In this episode, I share how the three-part nature of man, comprising spirit, soul and body, serves as the foundation for understanding the transition from "garden life" to "fallen life." Mankind was created in the image of God with a Spirit [Gk. pneuma], a soul [Gk. psuche] containing the mind, will and emotions, and a physical body [Gk. soma]. In the Garden of Eden, man held dominion and perfect fellowship with God [Genesis 1:28] until The Fall, which was triggered by Satan's deception. This fall mirrored the prior rebellion of Lucifer, who fell from heaven due to pride and a desire to be like the Most High [Isaiah 14:12-14; Ezekiel 28:11-17]. This fall occurred when Eve used her senses to see the forbidden fruit, her thoughts to desire it, and her will to choose disobedience, resulting in the spiritual death God warned of in Genesis 2:17.

The consequence of this disobedience is the "original sin," a law of sin and death that passed to all mankind, leaving everyone born in a state of spiritual death [Romans 5:12; 8:2]. However, I emphasize that while the "first Adam" was a living soul, Jesus Christ [the "last Adam"] came as a life giving Spirit to restore what was lost in the Fall [1 Corinthians 15:45; John 20:22]. Through the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness, believers are "quickened" or made alive, moving from being children of wrath to reigning in life through Christ [Romans 5:17; Ephesians 2:1-5]. By the knowledge of these truths, believers can exercise authority over the devil, renew their minds and cultivate self-control [temperance], to live a discipline, Christlike life.

Join me as we learn more facts about the three-part man in this new series of study that many in the Church are lacking knowledge and as a result not living with understanding the true nature of man. Selah!

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