When I attended seminary and graduated with a Master of Divinity degree, I never had a single class on the soul, its relationship to the physical body, and the spirit of man. If you do not know that something exists, you are not going to look for it. In seeking to provide you with a description of this message, I want to share my spiritual journey as the Lord has expanded my understanding.

Some 50 years ago I purchased a book by Dr. S.I. McMillen called “None of These Diseases.” It opened my understanding to the relationship between the physical body and the soul, but it was not until 2015 that the Lord revealed that the soul is the real me and that my physical body is a vehicle while I am on earth.

The Holy Spirit pointed out that when the physical body dies, it is either buried in a cemetery or cremated. That includes the physical brain. McMillen wrote his book in 1958 at that a time when there were no personal computers, and the computers which did exist, were made with vacuum tubes that occupied whole rooms.

The technological increase saw the advent of personal computers, the internet, and smart phones. The physical brain is a masterpiece of biological computing consisting of living protein cells. This physical computer is a replica of the soul brain that is connected to the soul. The real person is the soul housed in the physical body and the physical brain is a computer that controls bodily functions and it is connected to the soul brain.

When I drive a car, I use the steering wheel, gas pedal, and the brake pedal to steer the vehicle, as well as to make it go and come to a stop. There are turn signals, brake lights, and even back up lights. The vehicle operates under my control, but I am not the car. Eventually, my time with that particular automobile comes to an end when it is sold or involved in an accident, but I am not the car, and I certainly do not go with it to the new owner or the junkyard.

All my talents and gifts are located in my soul brain. All my thinking is carried out in the soul brain. All my memories reside in the soul brain. Thus, when the physical body dies, my soul is taken to heaven along with my memories and talents.

In this message we will examine how the Holy Spirit interacts with our soul, what the spirit born of God is, and how demons attack the soul to control it. Once you understand these concepts, you can begin living your best life, knowing that you are an eternal being.

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Yours in Christ,

Pastor John S. Torell