November 26, 2017

Difference between the soul and the spirit

Let's understand the difference between the soul and the spirit. The soul is essentially the ego. Soulish people are egocentric, concerned exclusively with themselves. While the spiritual person asks, “How can I glorify God?” the soulish person asks, “What’s in it for me?” The contemporary church caters too often to this quest of personal gain instead of God’s glory. This is the real truth of the apostasy of the current church.
In 1 Corinthians 2: 14–15, Paul wrote, But the natural soulish man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. Did you know that we are composed by Body, Soul and spirit?

Having seen preacher's for many years, I have seen soulish appeals to emotion that move people to tears and make them excited—without changing them spiritually . One week later, they are usually the same person with the same problem, totally empty and still without the real Joy of Christ. It is lamentable how many churches, pastors, evangelist specialize in the realm of the soul rather than in the realm of the spirit. People in the soulish realm are carried away with little effort, setting themselves up for deception. I always remind you don't set your eyes on man because he will always fail you but set your sight on the Word of Christ.
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