The interplay of spirit, soul and body in man's redemption

Text:1 Thessalonians 5:23, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, 9:27, 2 Corinthian 7:1.

Man is a tripartite being .He is a spirit with a soul and housed in a physical body. Man assesses: the physical world with his body, the intellectual or sensual realm with his mind, the spirit world with his spirit. The Bible calls the flesh which I believe is comprised of the soul(mind) plus the body, and I believe the heart comprises the spirit and soul(mind).

So we can see that the soul(mind) is the intercession of the spirit realm and the physical realm and is the theatre of war or the spiritual battle ground.The physical realm has no access to the spirit realm except through the soul(mind); and the spirit has no access to the physical body except through the soul(mind).

The soul(mind) is the focus of the enemy.He blinds the mind of the unsaved(2Corinthians 4:4) so that they cannot translate into the kingdom of God.(Collosians 1:13).So intercessors are enjoined in Acts 26:18 to preach the gospel so that the eyes of gentiles(unbelievers) be opened, to turm them from darknes to light , and from the power of Satan unto God that they may receive forgiveness of sins.For believers Satan labors day and night to corrupt their minds by complicated the gospel of grace(2 Corinthians11:3) and replacing with the gospel of works, thus making Christ of no effect.(Galatians 5:4).

The knowledge, thought and imagination which all happen in the mind of man of the believer is under attack of the enemy, and is the theatre of warfare and the stronghold of Satan against the believer.(2 Corinthians 10:3-5). Once Satan can get you into living by the principle of good and evil(works) based on the five senses- instead of living by the principle of faith in Christ depending on the leadership and direction of the Spirit of grace(Spirit of life in Christ Jesus) you are held in bondage. A believer then lives like an unbeliever, because he is a babe in Christ and still under the law(Galatians 4:1-4), and will likely be a roller coster as far as the issue of sin is concerned because sin has dominion over him(Romans 6:14)

Therefore it is instructive we set our minds on Jesus Christ and The Word of God to release our faith to ward off the incursion of the enemy. Spend quality time in prayer, reading ,studying and meditating the word(to hide the word in your heart) and be ready to release the word of grace against any attack on your mind at any time. God bless you.