The Destructive Nature Of Man’s Human Spirit

The Destructive Nature of Man’s Human Spirit

Life sets before us an interesting journey of discovery. Within that journey we record what our eyes perceive as beauty, what our hearts cherish as food for the soul and what our spirit learns of eternity. Hence every endeavor in life relies upon body, soul and spirit to give meaning to our existence. Of course we do discover what our eyes take in and what our hearts embrace isn’t always so beautiful. Where God sits enthroned in heaven and provides us life, liberty and constancy; endless streams of man made reason often invites compromise and levels of constraint. The perfect world that we long to embrace is divided between two masters but I am referring to a divided heart in man.

The First Adam (Flesh)

At the time of creation God breathed into Adam the breath of life and in that moment He instilled within man a measure of faith. Adam believed God and relied upon His glory, counsel, and eternity to make sense of his existence. That initial bond between him and His Creator represented intimacy within a cloud of glory. This fellowship also depended on open lines of communication and it was by Adams “natural human spirit” that he could connect with his God and King.

Man’s human spirit would also serve him within the created order. As a help meet was provided him in Eve, each reference to them being made “one in the flesh” included common bonds within body, soul and spirit (STRONGS H1320). In fact all of humanity would also share in this tripartite nature, though bonds would bring about different relational results. For four thousand years this was the standard that defined humanities faith but also their many sins (Ezek 13:3).

As natural man walked away from God the glory departed and man was left to his own devises. In a fallen environment man would not only embrace many worldly schemes, but would be moved to communicate with the dark side. Man’s natural human spirit would be the receiver that would bow to demonic influences in life.

The Second Adam (Spirit)

As time progressed early Judaeo history gained God’s attention. For the sake of reestablishing fellowship with His people God proclaimed a day that a Redeemer would come and give His children a new heart.

Ezekiel 36:26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

What salvation did for us was to make us alive again in Jesus in order to return to relationship with the Father. The key here is our spirit has been made new in Christ and has become joined in oneness with God’s Spirit on the inside; we are God’s temple.

1 Corinthians 6:17 But whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit.

This offers us a one on one link with the Creator that can’t be high-jacked by foreign entities. It’s a completely different line of communication that doesn’t deviate from speaking the truth to us. It’s a voice; or we could say, “It’s a righteous standard that continually impresses itself upon us”. As foreign concepts come near we hold them up to the light of Jesus for comparison. This includes letting the Word of God speak to us with Spiritual truth taught by the Holy Spirit, explaining Spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words (1Cor.2:13).

This line of communication accesses;

• The voice of God

• The Ministry of the Holy Spirit

• Answered prayer

• Gifts of the Spirit

• Spiritual counsel

• Spiritual discernment

• Five fold ministry

• Walking by the Spirit

Jew and gentile alike could now come to know a new way to preserve intimacy and a right relationship with the Godhead.

2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

1 Thessalonians 5:23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Which Choice?

From this day forward the believer would live in the promise of a new life, and gain a new spiritual connection with his God and King. Yet besides the bibles confirmation that we have been made new, we still live within a natural world. That aspect of humanity is still dependent on a natural human form of exchange. But that can just as easily speak to the old heart within the believer. We still have to communicate with our neighbor, with our spouse or maintain unity with others in realms of business or finance.

But let us also consider that as believers that have a door number one (old) and a door number two (new); we can make strides to speak to a natural world by the wisdom of the Holy Spirit. When we are obligated to approach the world on its own terms we can maintain constancy in Christ and act as a witness of His saving grace.