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-Spirit, Soul and Body or Body, Soul and Spirit?-
In God's word in 1Thess 5:23 says "And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." God expects us to be blameless, holy and separated from the world in three areas; Spirit, Soul and Body. If you stay in Faith regarding this God will help you keep all three areas preserved until the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. The world walks in the opposite; body, soul and spirit. And this is the order that many Christians are following.
If you keep your spirit strong feeding on God's Word then you wont have problems with your soul and body. The sins of the spirit are sins like unforgiveness, envy, jealousy, bitterness etc. In the book of Heb 12:15 "Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;" Bitterness is a spiritual sin and if left alone it will affect your soul until it manifests into some form of sickness into your body. Your bodies condition is a result of the condition of your spirit. Healthy spirit and healthy soul = a healthy body. The world tries to clean their body, they try to stop bad habits, give up vices, but if your soul (mind) is filthy with corrupt thoughts then how can you stop doing those things you hate? The way to clean your mind is to renew it. Rom 12:2 "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." If you want to keep your body pure from the pollution of this world then you must renew your mind. That's were your spirit comes in. You need to read the Word of God regularly to feed your spirit in order to bring change to your mind which will in turn bring change to your body. Now you know why the order is first spirit, then soul and last body. This is the order God created us to live in and we are to walk in that order, a spirit led life not a flesh led life. To live in God's order will stop you from yielding to sin, Gal 5:16 "This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh."
Gal 5:25 "If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit."
Living in the spirit will always cause life to follow instead of death._
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-Judgment-
Judgment is associated with all that is encompassed in terms such as "the last days," "the Rapture," "the Second Coming," "the Day of the Lord," and so on. Strong's Concordance defines the Hebrew word of judgment as "a verdict (favorable or unfavorable)" coming from a root word meaning "to judge, that is pronounce sentence (for or against)."
We use "harvest" to name churches, or speak of revival, but "harvest" also implies judgment. Any harvest calls for a judgment, a separation. Natural harvests serve as examples of spiritual harvests in biblical usage. The good fruit is separated from the bad. The wheat from the chaff. The wheat form the tares. The sheep from the goats. Many are confused about biblical judgments. Some think there is going to be just one big "Judgment Day."..
Christians will not be judged at the Great White Throne Judgment. That judgment will not occur until after the Millennium.
When Satan, after having been bound during the 1000 years of the Millennium, is loosed a little season will to gather a huge army from the nations to encompass earthly Jerusalem in an attempt to destroy the Jews. He thus serves God's purpose in gathering evil into one place. Evil, in this last separation or judgment of it, is consumed by fire coming down out of heaven to consume those caught up in it. The devil is cast into the lake of fire. After all this there is a resurrection of the dead who have not before been raised. Then there is a judgment before the Great White Throne of God. (See Revelation Chapter 20)._Billye Brim_
Always remember the Word of God for today...:)
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