(Gk. pneuma) Strong’s #4151 1 Thessalonians 5:23, “And may the God of peace Himself sanctify you through and through [separate you from profane things, make you pure and wholly consecrated to God]; and may your SPIRIT and SOUL and BODY be preserved sound and complete [and found] blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah).” (AMPC); Luke 8:55, “And her SPIRIT returned from death], and she arose immediately; and He directed that she should be given something to eat.” (AMPC); 1 Corinthians 5:5, “You are to deliver this man over to Satan for physical discipline [to destroy carnal lusts which prompted him to incest], that [his] SPIRIT may [yet] be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.” (AMPC)

(Gk. psuchē) Strong’s #5590 Ephesians 6:6, “Not in the way of eye-service [as if they were watching you] and only to please men, but as servants (slaves) of Christ, doing the will of God heartily and with your whole SOUL;” (AMPC); Philippians 1:27, “Only [be sure to] lead your lives in a manner [that will be] worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I do come and see you or remain absent, I will hear about you that you are standing firm in one spirit [and one purpose], with one ^[a]MIND striving side by side [as if in combat] for the faith of the gospel.” (AMP) **[a] ‘mind’ literally ‘soul.’**

(Gk. sōma) Strong’s #4983 Matthew 6:22, “The eye is the lamp of the BODY. So if your eye is sound, your entire BODY will be full of light.” (AMPC); Hebrews 4:12, “For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of JOINTS AND MARROW [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart.” (AMPC)

This is the only place in the New Testament where the tripartite being of a person is implied. Yet in this passage, all three constitute a person in his or her entirety.

The ‘spirit’ enables a person to contact the divine Spirit and is that part of a person that the Spirit quickens at the time of regeneration (John 3:6, “What is born of [from] the flesh is flesh [of the physical is physical]; and what is born of the SPIRIT is SPIRIT.” (AMPC); Romans 8:16, “The SPIRIT Himself [thus] testifies together with our own SPIRIT, [assuring us] that we are children of God.” AMPC).

The Greek word ‘psuchē’, translated ‘soul’, means ‘life.’ The New Testament writers use this word to speak of a person’s personality or inward, animating essence.

Finally, the New Testament writers identify the ‘body’, a person’s physical being, as separate from one’s soul or spirit. As this verse indicates, God works from the inside out, sanctifying our entire being so that we can live with Him forever.

MAIN INGREDIENT: Take Care of Your Spirit, Soul and Body Daily!

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