
In
this message we are going to examine the makeup of the soul. Public
schools, colleges, and universities focus on the physical body. They
focus on educating students on the design of the body and how it
functions. But secular educations fail to acknowledge that a human being
is much more than a physical body. It is a willful blend of stupidity to
ignore the spiritual aspect which plays such a large in our lives.
It is
a well-known fact that the physical brain dies when the physical body
passes away. The whole body is put into the grave or cremated, meaning
if the real you were located in the physical brain, you would cease to
exist at death.
The
Bible states the soul has a complete body in the spiritual dimension. It
features a torso, legs, feet, arms, hands, and a head that contains the
soul brain. Talents, skills and emotions are found in the soul brain.
All
thinking takes place in the soul brain. It is like a computer with the
caveat that the soul brain has a free will and can-do things on its own.
However, when God creates a soul, the soul brain comes pre-loaded with
several programs like trust, love, faith, knowledge of right and wrong,
and language learning ability.
The
physical brain is a replica of the soul brain with its conscious and
sub-conscious parts. When a person is exposed to traumas, the
subconscious mind is affected because this is where memories are stored.
A trauma creates a wound in the soul that in turn affects the way a
person behaves. Demons will attach themselves to the soul brain, warping
its function so that the victim becomes controlled by the Kingdom of
Satan.
The
spirit of a man is connected to the soul, but because of the Adamic sin,
a human is born with a dead spirit. When a person accepts Christ as Lord
and Savior, the dead spirit is immediately born again. It is through the
spirit that a person can pray and communicate with God.
When
the body dies, the soul/spirit (the real person) is taken to heaven, and
with it you will take all your memories, knowledge, and skills. A person
that is not born again, his soul and dead spirit will be taken to hell,
and he too will take his memories, knowledge and skills. The difference
is that in hell, there is no work, just torment.
Print out the sermon outline and let's examine the
Scriptures together Sunday morning at 9:00 AM PST.
Yours in Christ,
Pastor John S. Torell




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