God Does Not Commune with Earth Suits
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You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. Romans 8:9-10.
God does not relate to us as men and women but as genderless spiritual beings. We worship, pray, exalt Him in spirit, He responds to us in spirit. Our spirit is not a possession, it is who we are. We ARE spirits because of where we derived our being which, of course, was from the breath of God, and God is Spirit.
Our bodies therefore, are mere male and female earth suits we wear, fashioned out of earth’s dirt. The body came from dirt, but the spirit came directly out of God Himself. We are made of the same “stuff” God is made of, spirit. Nowhere in the Bible does the spirit have a gender. Man, perceiving in the natural realm, all too often, gets distracted by the dirt and does not therefore, see through spiritual eyes or discern life spiritually.
God gave man (mankind) a special gift: earth. But earth was physical and for man to occupy it he had to also be physical and therefore, God gave us physical bodies (earth suits). So, while on earth, we are living within temporary male and female suits both of which are nothing but dirt.
“By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return.” (Genesis 3:19).
But God does not commune with earth suits, He, as a Spirit communes with our spirits which are genderless as He is genderless. Humanity was made to function spiritually, in a way that brings us in relationship with God where we enjoy His Person and Presence.
I think it is regretful that so few of us Christians, particularly those in leadership positions, have failed to understand the spiritual life. God interacts with us only as genderless spiritual beings. Our spirituality expresses the intimacy of our relationship with Him. In our union with Christ, we identify with His death and resurrection, made real to us through the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit. It is the personal experience of this reality that manifests our spirituality.
“God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.” John 4:24.
Thus, spiritually speaking, and this is the way I think Christians should relate to each other, there is no such thing as male and female because we do not have a gender. We are spirit. The real self, the inner personality, our being essence is spirit. This is why God deals with the Church, not as the shell (building) but as the Body of Christ; no Jew or Gentile, no male or female, no slave or free, just one spiritual union in Christ Jesus.
As born again children with our spirits made alive by God's Spirit, true Christians are by our very being and existence, spiritual people and everything in our lives is spiritual. All of our growth in grace is spiritual growth. All of our work and service are spiritual. Our knowledge and understanding is spiritual. Our relationship with one another is a spiritual relationship in unity with the Holy Spirit. The Bible is a spiritual book and only those with the Spirit of God, the Author, can understand its content. Our Guidance is spiritual guidance “because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.” (Romans 8:14).
And, our warfare is spiritual, “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms” (Ephesians 6:12). Our fight is against satanic spiritual forces of: unbelief, doubt, rebellion, unforgiveness, resentment, anger, hatred, violence, murder, bitterness, jealousy, envy and the like.
With the new birth of every child of God, a spiritual (new nature) being is brought into existence and is different absolutely from the natural (old nature) but just as real and definitive. What the New Testament lucidly reveals is that our new nature is altogether different from the old; everything is new. Christian spirituality is a fundamental change in the person and this change is entirely spiritual. The natural and the spiritual belong to two distinctive orders and kingdoms. Thus, every true Christian is different in our very being, indwelt by the Holy Spirit. It is imperative that we recognize the gulf between what is natural and what is spiritual. Though secular and spiritual worlds are parallel, they should not intersect.
The natural man, as most of us know, is always trying to grab through natural or secular means. Everything must be reasoned, explained, comprehended, and proved. They can only believe what they can feel and touch and see with the physical eye. Well, if we were to look at Jesus naturally, as the Jewish leaders did; if we look at Him the way we look at each other, we will see only a carpenter’s Son. If we look at Him the way the world looks at Him, we will see only His temporary earth suit; we will see only someone who was uneducated and unlearned. If we look at Him with no faith and no belief, then we will only see someone who was born, laid in a manger, lived, ate, and drank like other men. We will see only a Man who was crucified in utter weakness upon a cross.
But when we have been saved, forgiven, sanctified, justified and sin-purified by the redeeming sacrificial blood of Jesus Christ and the grace and love of almighty God, we are adopted into His spiritual family. Thus, with spiritual eyes, we see Jesus as being more than a human in a male earth suit, we will see more than a carpenter’s son, more than a good man, more than a peasant, more than someone who died on a cross. He is our Savior, the long awaited Messiah, the Wonderful, Counselor, Almighty God, Everlasting Father, and the Prince of Peace.
Christians live in the spirit, walk in the spirit, pray in the spirit, preach in the spirit, and sing in the spirit. We do everything spiritually because we live in the Spirit of God that lives in us. This spiritual world is closed to the natural man. It is a mystery that is outside his worldly kingdom. The natural man can only see earth suits and can think only in earth terms. Spiritual things are and always will be an enigma to the natural mind for God cannot, by virtue of His Spiritual being, commune with the natural.
We recall the stark difference between Jesus and the Jewish leaders in their radical and almost fanatical devotion to religion. It was not that their religion was different, but the difference was between the spirit and the natural in religion. So to them, Jesus was a rebel, a mad Man, a wrong Man. In their minds, Jesus could not possibly be right because their reasoning was in the realm of the natural.
When we discuss Christian spirituality then, we are talking about the sovereign work of the Holy Spirit, not man.
“The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” John 3:8.
“Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.” John 3:6
“Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.” John 1:12-13.
We cannot convert ourselves; we cannot convert anyone else, we cannot give ourselves a new nature. Nor do we have any say in when it is to take place either for ourselves or others. All is the business of the sovereign Spirit. If the Wind decides to blow, it does not give us prior notice. It just blows. When the Spirit decides to blow, we cannot tell it to stop and come another day. It just blows! Thus, we know that it is an exercise in futility to try and stand against the Wind when it decides to blow.
We can take the point further into the New Testament where we read:
“Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.” Acts 2:46-47.
The apostles did not add, other believers did not add. The Lord added. This is the work of Christ.
We note Pentecost when they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind...and about three thousand were added to their number that day. This was the Holy Spirit. It is unfortunate that the presence of the sovereignty of the natural man intrudes into his Christianity. The apostles did not add, other believers did not add. The Lord added. This is the spiritual work of Deity.
“This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.” I Corinthians 2:13-14.
“The spirit is the highest and noblest part of man, which qualifies him to lay hold of incomprehensible, invisible, eternal things; in short, it is the house where Faith and God's Word are at home.” Martin Luther.
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This is absolutely beautiful! I've never heard this teaching, but I receive it as truth. I have a hard time imagining all of us as one body in spirit for eternity, knowing each other, yet not identifying a gender. We will neither marry nor be given in marriage, and the angels are said to be genderless (in spirit). They came in the 'form' of males when they appeared in the Bible, but nonetheless they are spirit beings in the heavens. The perfect male/female (as one) attribute is that of God, for He is El Shaddai. I am thankful for your insight. We do allow God to use us to spread the gospel, but it is truly He who brings the increase and saves the lost.
"Not by might [man's], nor by power [man's], but by My Spirit, saith the LORD." (Zechariah 4:6). We know His Spirit is both mighty and powerful. I love 1 Cor 2:13-14. This hub so comforted my heart. I'm glad you are so obedient to write what the LORD lays on your heart!
RevLady, Awesome Message! Sometimes it is difficult to find the proper vernacular to describe spiritual things of the LORD! But PRAISE be to GOD! AMEN & AMEN!!! You are POINT ON !!!
“God gave man (mankind) a special gift: earth. But earth was physical and for man to occupy it he had to also be physical and therefore, God gave us physical bodies (earth suits). So, while on earth, we are living within temporary male and female suits both of which are nothing but dirt.” He spoke everything into existence! This is why we pray in Jesus Name we have no authority!
In God’s eyes we are one He took Eve out of Adam... It is the original sin that caused us to begin to look at things from a limited carnal perspective! “God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.” John 4:24. YES!!! This is why we must daily asked to be FILLED! Thank God for HIS HOLY SPIRIT! In HIM “You are All sons of God through FAITH in Christ Jesus, for ALL of you who were baptized into CHRIST have clothed yourself with CHRIST. Therefore there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are ALL one in CHRIST JESUS…” Galatians 5. PRAISE GOD!!!
“We cannot convert ourselves; we cannot convert anyone else, we cannot give ourselves a new nature. Nor do we have any say in when it is to take place either for ourselves or others. All is the business of the sovereign Spirit. If the Wind decides to blow, it does not give us prior notice. It just blows. When the Spirit decides to blow, we cannot tell it to stop and come another day. It just blows! Thus, we know that it is an exercise in futility to try and stand against the Wind when it decides to blow.” POWERFUL! This is why we are to present the TRUTH, proclaim, teach and preach “The Gospel”! It is GOD that converts the heart opens the spiritual eyes and draws the Spirit within us...
What is so amazing is God saw us before we were flesh…. It really goes so much deeper than our little finite minds can imagine… GLORY TO GOD!
”Our relationship with one another is a spiritual relationship in unity with the Holy Spirit.” Amen & AMEN! Wonderful my sister in the LORD! My heart is Rejoicing! GLORY To OUR FATHER!! There is much spiritual food here to meditate and feast on! Thank you for your obedience in sharing this powerful God inspired MESSAGE! May HIS FAVOR continue to rest upon you! In HIS Love, Joy, Peace! May He shower you with bountiful BLESSINGS from above! "Have Thine Own WAY LORD"!!!
Have heard this before, many, many years ago! When I grasped onto the concept then, it was awesome at the time, to think of God communicating to us and He Himself viewing us in Spirit. To most this is another mystery:) Great Hub!
Bayoulady,
This is the truth as I understand from Scripture. It makes sense to those of us who are governed by the Spirit. It truly is a "spiritual thing."
JD,
You insight is awesome and enhances the truth of the kingdom of God here on earth, which is spiritual, and will be fully consummated when Jesus returns in majestic glory. Yes, angels "appeared in human form" as Satan appeared as a "serpent" and Jesus as a "human." They had to take on "human form" to be "seen" by humans and function in the earth environment.
"We do allow God to use us to spread the gospel, but it is truly He who brings the increase and saves the lost." EXACTLY!! This is why it is ridiculous to argue over whether women should preach, not preach, pastor, not pastor and all the other foolishness we engage in. This is an "earth suit" issue which has no place in God's kingdom. To be honest with you JD, to my mind, God is both the message (Gospel) and the Messenger (speaks through us), we are His genderless vessels. The Bible is a spiritual Book as Jesus clearly made known to His audience and can only be understood spiritually and not naturally. Far too many of us read the Bible naturally and therefore end with a NATURAL interpretation, but, like the Pharisees, totally miss the LIFE saving spirit of it.
Pastor D.,
God truly is an awesome God and worthy of all our efforts to draw closer to Him in knowledge, understanding and obedience as He also draws us closer to Him. When we do, He reveals more of Himself to us in our own human situation. His revelation did not begin or end with the Bible. He is still revealing His righteous will and illuminating minds in His truth to each of His children as He continues to "fix" us for heaven life. I love that great Gospel, "Lord, Fix Me."
Heart,
Actually, I first was exposed to this concept many, many years ago myself, which led me, while in seminary, to write a research paper on Christian Spirituality, (which forms a portion of this hub). My understanding of what it means to live the spiritual life and how God interacts with His creatures was greatly enhanced. Even every good material thing God blesses us with is only manifestations (food, clothing, etc) of the spiritual (trust in God, faith, etc).
Bless you my sisters for your participation in this discussion of the spiritual life in Christ Jesus. The body of Christ is composed of a spiritual people, living spiritual lives, guided by the Spirit and rejoicing in the upcoming full ushering in of the Kingdom of God.
Thank you for accentuating this hub presentation with your comments, thoughts, and spiritual support. Love and God's peace to all!
Thank you for your insight. You give me many thing to think about.
God Bless
I love the "earth suit" analogy! It really makes you stop and think about it. I am actually a spirit inside a casing. Makes me want to get out of it...especially since my joints are hurting right now and I have a headache. lol
Killrats, bless you dear friend for stopping by and leaving an encouraging comment. I deeply appreciate it.
Special, remind me of the Apostle Paul who also experienced a lifetime of troubles with his casing. Our Lord told Him, "My Grace is sufficient for you."
We rejoice in the knowledge that our "casings" will one day be transform into glorified bodies suited for heaven life. All Glory to God!!
Thank you dear precious spirits. May God continue to bless and keep you!
Forever His,
I think the first time I heard this concept was from Myles Monroe about ten years back. I loved it from the get go. If we look and see Adam, standing alone, we see him looking upon a creation that can reproduce itself, and yet he cannot. It was an amazing gift when he gave him his wife, allowing him also to reproduce. This whole analogy also goes far in understanding temptation including sexual temptations. Everything in life is about obedience to the will of the Creator, and many have cast off that obedience for desires of the 'earth suit.' They can't even look at other 'earth suits' without lusting. The whole beauty of the spirit inside is rendered unimportant and trivial, even so to the point, that people forget to work and exercise the spirit. Everything is external, and by refusing the voice of the Spirit inside, they do and allow many things to happen to their 'earth suits' which are neither convienent nor good. Thanks for getting my day off to a great start! Peace.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you AW. That is the name I just could not remember. It was Miles who talked about "earth suits." There is also another person who spoke of it even before Miles but I cannot remember his name either but would know it if I heard it. Anyway, previously, I always thought of our bodies as "clay houses" as described by the Ecclesiates editor. I liked the spin Miles (and the other person)gave to it.
"They can't even look at other 'earth suits' without lusting." EXACTLY!! In the natural, what they are really lusting after (from our spiritual perspective) is dust.
The "earth suit" is really a great stumbling block to the body of Christ. There are too many who are empty and dead nominal Christians not made alive by the Spirit of God. The physical can only relate to the physical. Thus, the physical eye can only see and relate to the physical suit because it is physical. The spiritual eye senses and relates to the spirit because it is spirit.
Thanks for coming by and helping not only my memory of Mr Davis, but also sharing your profound "spiritual" insight. My spirit tells me you are a great man of God.
Forever His,
This is my first to hear of ' earth suit', makes me think about gender, we are all equal, none above another,the bible speaks of a woman remaining quiet , i hear all the time that 'woman is not to lead' Why do u think that churches believe this. I look forward to your hubs, your teachings are uplifting. Thank you
God Bless
Hi AE,
Glad you stopped by and left comment. You asked an interesting question. A lot of what people believe can be traced back to Jewish Law which disregarded the value of women. Many sincerely believe that there is no place for women in ministry at all, some believe its okay in one way but not in another. God is not the author of confusion so we know this is not of God. Neither is God a respector of persons. God is spirit and He communicates with us spiritually. There are no males or females, only willing (or unwilling) souls.
Thank you for your comments and support AE.
Forever His,
Thanks for a wonderful hub with much to ponder. Praise God that we can worship in spirit and that He reached out to us. Thanks again.
Bless you lifegate. I rejoice with you in worshiping and adoring our Lord.
Forever His,
Brilliant! While it is easy for me to grasp the concept that "who I am" is not the body I live in but what lives inside this body. The essence of me. It gets more fascinating when I consider as you pointed out that God is not speaking to my house but to my spirit. If I can fully grasp this it will make what happens to this body of less consequence. Thank you!
RevLady,
Lots to ponder in this teaching - especially since I am coming to believe that sex is not part of the image of God (because other animals are created in God's image, too!).
I am concerned, though, that most Christians assume that biological sex and gender are not part of the new creation in some way. After all, Scripture doesn't say we will not have gender, just that we will not be given in marriage. In Isaiah six, the seraphs "cover their feet" which is a reference to covering the genitals in most Hebrew writing.
I'm concerned that you might be misunderstood as saying that Jesus is no longer human, but only "appeared" to be that way for the benefit of humans. Isn't this a form of the heresy condemned by the early post-apostolic church? And what do we say about the resurrection of the body? Will we lack gender or biological sex then? Did Jesus lack these things in his resurrected body?
I loved most of what you said: I'm just hoping you can clarify your meaning. :)
Your brother,
Rob
Hello Reverend Lady!
I, too, had never given it thought, that God does not see as a male and female, here on Earth. When we finally go home, of that I knew and believed.
This is very deep and very revealing, to realize that when we pray to our Heavenly Father, we are seen as JUST spirit, not flesh. It certainly paints a whole different picture. It just seems so sacred, so private, our moments with God.
What a difference this makes now, to suddenly see and realize this truth, what you have taught us here today. Thank you, thank you, RevLady!
May our Precious Lord bless, keep and protect you today and always.
Receive my sincere love and many HUGE hugs today, in Christ Jesus,
VKA
It seems we all have spiritual as well as physical eyes and ears,et cetera.
Thank you FA.
Good to see you here again my friend. Though our bodies should be cared for diligently, it is our spirit that God relates to. He gave us our earth suit and considered it "good" and we are therefore required to treat it with utmost care and reverence. But, it will return to the dust from which it came. When Christ returns, we will be reconciled with our new gloried bodies that is suitable for heaven life.
Hi Kharisma1980,
Our belief is that Jesus was fully Human and fully Divine. It is not that He "appeared" as human, He WAS human while on earth. Yet, it is His Spirit Being, in unity with the Holy Spirit and God the Father, that existed with God before the foundation of the world.
In Jesus' glorified body, many did not recognize Him so we can reasonably infer that there must have been something different about it. Though He appeared as male, He could not have appeared any other way (i.e. as Spirit) and be convincing of His resurrection to the disciples and other followers. Furthermore, even after His resurrection, He was still in TIME until His ascension.
Thus, I believe, our resurrected bodies will be different and will not be as we understand and perceive it with our finite minds in TIME. I believe that in eternity, our earthly (time limited) way of thinking will have undergone a radical re-processing, if you will. It is difficult for us to comprehend or even imagine because we are bound by limitations.
VKA,
All glory to God for revealing to us more about Himself. It helps us appreciate who He is and how he interacts with us. How glorious to know that He made us in His image (spiritual) and that we are indeed spiritual beings. I wish more of us could believe this truth because it would resolve many of the relationship issues in the body of Christ and relationship is a primary concern of Divinity.
Someonewhoknows,
True, one is natural (secular) and the other spiritual. The spiritual is what enables our relationship with God; the secular, our relationship with the world.
Thank you all for sharing your thoughts and stimulating mine. May His peace abide in you!
Forever His,
Thank you Revlady, for a very informative and enlightening hub about earth suit, how inspiring. Thank you for sharing. Godspeed. creativeone59
Thank you Creativeone, I do believe it is comforting to the soul to try, as best as we can, to see ourselves as God sees us. He penetrates the clothes we wear (body) and deals with who we are in Him (His spiritual children).
Bless you and may He be your inspiration for loving in times such as these.
Forever His,
Rev Lady: Thank you Thank you Thank you! for finally corroberating that which I have attempted to share so many times.
I have been trying to present this point of view for months now some get it many don't. WE ARE SPIRIT IN NATURE. The spirit of God, communicates with our spirit, not with our human form.
So many if not all of your points made with this Hub regarding the fact that we are spirit living in human form in order to serve God here on earth, I have been trying to introduce for months now with many varied Hubs.
God bless you for substantiating my points.
Brother Dave.
Dear Rev Lady : Your Hub was wonderful. Sins of the flesh are easy to make. God Bless You Dear heart.
DM, Stars,
It is wonderful and amazing really, how God uses His children. I know there are times when it seems as though a hub I have written coincides with others and dealing with the same topic at the same time. It is my prayer that through our hub ministry, our brothers and sisters come into the truth that we can only commune with God in the spirit. As you said DM, "The spirit of God, communicates with our spirit, not with our human form." There is no other way. All glory to God!
Thank you both for your thughtful feedback and may you abide in His love and mercy!
Forever His,
Hi, this is lovely and so true, there are so many people out there that are so mixed up with their daily lives that they forget we are but a suit with the true 'us' inside it. God of course is not a gender and we are the way we are because we have to produce the next physical children, but that is all. So many people preach and just do not understand this principal point, but you have explained it beautifully, I really enjoyed reading this, take care nell
RevLady, Loved It!!!
I've got so much reading to do, this was a great place to start.
God Bless
Excellent hub with great insights to ponder. Salvation is wholly a work of God. Even the act or repentance is a gift of God. The conviction of sin is a work of the Spirit of God. It is God who grants us repentant hearts.Thank you for sharing these marvelous truths. Blessings to you and best regards.
Thanks for the insightful hub.
"The apostles did not add, other believers did not add. The Lord added. This is the work of Christ" It is nice to know the eternal truth.
Nell Rose, your comments show your deep understanding that many have yet to learn. I rejoice in knowing that the Spirit has revealed this truth to us which regulates our relationship with our fellow-man.
Cristina327, Everything you spoke in your comments are truth according to Holy Writ. We thank God for His Spirit that governs our lives in His kingdom.
Jacobkuttyta, It is good for us to always recognize the work of our Father, lest we think it is of ourselves. We are mere vessels, instruments of His power.
Bless you all for your kindness in commenting and sharing in the glorification of God who loves us so.
Forever His,
Rev: Thank God for this hub and I know a lot of people who need to read it. The bible at no time, in no book, nor in any way, ever relates to two kinds of spirits from Him. The same holy spirit dwells in all His people. Wonderful hub. Be blessed sister...John
AMEN JC. Thank you for leaving comments affirming God's truth.
Love and peace,
Forever His,
Hi RevLady, thanks for this one, it has resolved (to my satisfaction) my query concerning women in ministry, in the overview, in balance with Paul's writing's.
I have propounded for years that we are spirit temporarily encapsulated in a body. This just deals with it better.
Now it makes some sense that I (male) am the 'Bride' of Christ, and you (female) are my brother.... ;o)
Stay Blessed!
John
And thank you aquasilver and I thank my mentor and those through whom, the power and inspiration of the Holy Spirit, helped me to understand so that one day I might be a means through which others might see clearer.
“Now it makes some sense that I (male) am the 'Bride' of Christ, and you (female) are my brother...." AMEN!!
The natural eyes cannot penetrate earth suits.
God bless you dear friend and thank you for stopping by and encouraging your "brother."
Forever His,
Outstanding perspective and insight! Thanks for taking the time to enlighten us! Be blessed.
How kind of you to stop by and leave words of inspiration Torconstantino. Thank you.
Forever His,
Without the Spirit, we are no use to man or beast. If we have Gods spirit and we trust him with our life, hE WILL DO THE IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU.
God bless
Thank you for your comment KR. It is true that without the Spirit of God, we are virtually useless.
May our Lord continue to bless and sustain you.
Forever His,
RevLady I still think they should add a key called "excellent" I have totally enjoyed this read...our journey on the road this past year has given me a whole new outlook on the work of evangelism...yes, we are to be a witness to Jesus...and when He sets up the communication between me and another soul I can be rest assured that person is ready for the answer the Holy Spirit has worked in me. It will be natural...and Holy Spirit set up. This does not mean there will always be success every time, the other person still has a choice to make but, it is their choice...and they will have to answer to the Lord for it not to me...great hub learned much from it...thank you for your faithfulness to the word and the witness you are to Christ...blessings and love Ulrike Grace
Girl, we think alike here. I was looking for an "excellent" when I read your hub and was disappointed that there was none.
"This does not mean there will always be success every time, the other person still has a choice to make but, it is their choice...and they will have to answer to the Lord for it not to me" AMEN, AMEN! This is also the way I approach my ministry and I think we are both following the Lord's way. He put the truth out there and then, "whosoever will" let him come. All glory to God.
Love and peace in His name my blessed sister. I am so privilged to have encountered you. Thank you Lord!
Forever His,
Physical man of today is so hung up on the physical body and care nothing of his spirit. Yes our "suit" is the temple of God, but it's what is contained in the temple that is important.
I remember when my 2nd husband died, the night before his funeral I tossed and turned because I had forgotten to buy socks and fretted all night that his feet would be cold. His soul was no longer in his suit it had gone where it needed to be at the time of his death.
But it seems almost inbred that we worry about that outer suit instead of the inner spirit. Excellent thought provoking hub!
PM,
I so agree with you. It is only our suits. Yet, I fully understand your concern regarding your second husband. We have been so conditioned to thinking about the suit and less about what survives the suit (initially) that we experience great difficulty accepting it. But it is biblical truth.
And, if I may say gently, all we do for our loved ones at death is really for our own comfort and it is okay.
Bless you PM and thank you for sharing something so personal. I appreciate you and know that your comments will touch the spirit of others as well.
Forever His,
Hi Sister Saundra - fantastic piece that you have put together and very well detailed. Another thing that stood out for me, is one of the main reasons that I believe our 'adversary' is so jealous of God's creation in humankind, where you said: "...With the new birth of every child of God, a spiritual (new nature) being is brought into existence..." This also reminded me of the fact about our original "physical birth", that 'WE' are created in "'HIS' own image". It shows us that we are the ONLY beings that are able to produce (create) a "NEW Soul" (through childbirth), just like the Lord. The Angels cannot do this (or the devil), nor any of the other living creatures. Thus, it is the enemy's desire to ruin this divinely unique aspect of our relationship with God. Praise the Lord and thanks to His grace - which allows us to 'reclaim' that inheritance once again through our spiritual salvation and 're-birth' as believers in Christ Jesus! -AMEN.
Be blessed always... Rev.Ted
"We are the ONLY beings that are able to produce (create) a "NEW Soul" (through childbirth)." AMEN! Certainly, the evil one and his comrades are futilely (ultimately) doing all they can to hinder.
God bless you RT and thank you for sharing your thoughts and enhancing the value of this hub with the excellent point you made.
Love, peace and joy in Him,
Forever His
bayoulady Level 1 Commenter 21 months ago
You always make me stop and think, read again...think.....This is awesome. That He does not even see gender.......just spirit.