WHO ARE WE

"What are we made of"

 

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19 RSV)

God is a triune God-- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Each has a particular purpose and personality. We humans are also triune.

May the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.. (1Timothy 5:23 RSV)

The Word also tells us we are made in God's image and likeness. We are made up of Body, Soul (Mind or Emotions), and Spirit.

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16

When we truly receive Jesus for who He is—our Savior-Redeemer King—we become new in our spirit man. Our spirit man, once dead in sin, is made alive in Christ. Salvation is a gift given to us by our heavenly Father's grace!

I am refraining myself from incorporating many scriptures so please feel free to search them out other scriptures that reveal truth about these subjects. I do encourage you to let the Holy Spirit lead you and guide you to those scriptures so they can personally speak to you so your faith may be secure grounded and rooted in His love.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness… (Galatians 5:22)

It becomes evident as time goes on in our lives with Christ that we are new creatures. The evidence is the fruit of the spirit that grows on our human man.

Yet there are times in our lives when we just need more. We need more grace to access the Holy One so He may empower us to accomplish His work. We want our prayers to be more effective. We want more love, more power, more change in our natural lives and in our mortal bodies. We are looking for the supernatural to manifest in ourselves, in our lives, and in the lives of those around us. We crave the gifts of the Spirit.

And his gifts were that some should be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers… (Ephesians 4:11)

Now there are two types of gifts. One type is ministerial gifts used for building the body of Christ.

Then there are gifts such as Salvation that are available to all believers.  to be continued...