Man is first and foremost, of Spirit

There Is an Inward Man & an Outward Man

“For which cause we faint not; but though our OUTWARD MAN perish, yet the INWARD MAN is renewed day by day.” (2Corinthians 4:16)

The outward man grows old and dies physically. The inward man just keeps improving as he exposes himself to the written Word of God. Keep this in mind. The outward man is not the real you. The inward man, the spirit man, is the real you. 

“But THERE IS A SPIRIT IN MAN: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.” (Job 32:8)

The spirit man is contained within the physical man, and it is as distinct as a balloon and the breath that keeps the balloon inflated. As I said, your body is actually your Earth suit. You cannot live in the Earth without your Earth suit any more than a scuba diver can live under water without his outward scuba gear.

“The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and FORMETH THE SPIRIT OF MAN WITHIN HIM.” (Zechariah 12:1)

You are a spirit. If you are Born Again, God lives in your spirit. (1Corinthians 6:17) If you are Born Again, the Bible calls your body “the Temple of the Living God.” (2Corinthians 6:16) Even more specifically, the Bible calls your body “the Temple of the Holy Ghost.” (1Corinthians 6:19) Your body contains your human spirit. Your human spirit contains the Holy Spirit and this is how your body becomes the “Temple of the Holy Spirit.”

Because the Holy Spirit lives in your spirit, this is where the primary form of guidance will come from. Yes, the Holy Spirit can give dreams, visions, prophecies, voices and Angelic visitations as forms of guidance, but none of these are the primary way that God guides all Believers daily. Next to the Written Word of God, the primary way the Holy Spirit speaks to Believers is through their human spirit. The Holy Spirit does not guide through feelings. Feelings are the voice of the body. The Holy Spirit does not lead through reason. Reason is the voice of the soul. The Holy Spirit leads through His Spirit within the human spirit.

“FOR AS MANY AS ARE LED BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD, they are the sons of God. … THE SPIRIT ITSELF (HIMSELF) BEARETH WITNESS WITH OUR SPIRIT…” (Romans 8:14,16)

The sons and daughters of God are to be led primarily by the Spirit of God. The Holy Spirit will bear witness with our spirits as to what is and what is not God’s will for our lives. We will study this thoroughly in the next lesson.

Keep in mind principal number one as we set out on our study on the Holy Spirit and supernatural Biblical guidance. YOU ARE A SPIRIT, YOU HAVE A SOUL AND YOU SIMPLY LIVE IN A BODY. The Holy Spirit lives within your spirit. It is only reasonable that it is from your spirit that you will receive His primary form of guidance. If you miss it here, you will miss the most common form of guidance in the Bible. If you miss it here, you will end up in the spiritual ditch on the side of the spiritual road as you travel.

“Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.” (Proverbs 20:5)

The counsel, the wisdom and the supernatural guidance you need are already resident within your spirit. The Bible says that it is like deep water because it is way down on the inside of you, in your spirit. (1Corinthians 1:30) A wise person will do whatever it takes to draw that counsel, wisdom and supernatural guidance up and out. 

 

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