The Total Man by Lester Sumrall

Author:Lester Sumrall
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Religion, Man (Christian Theology), Fruit of the Spirit, Spirituality
ISBN: 9780937580349
Publisher: Sumrall Pub
Published: 1984-05-31T22:00:00+00:00

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Human Personality

Until a Christian can differentiate when the soul and the spirit are functioning and operating through him, he will continue to gravitate toward the lower life. He will not be able to rise in the spirit until he knows what it is about. That is why it is so essential to know what is spirit. It is impossible to constantly walk in the spirit if you do not even know what spirit is. The apostle Paul said in Galatians 5:16, "This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh." By "walking in the spirit," he meant walking in God, walking in love, walking in holiness, and not walking in darkness, not walking in sin and rebellion toward God or your fellowman.

THE HOLY SPIRIT ENERGIZES THE SPIRIT MAN

Romans 8:11 says, "But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you." The Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead is the same power that comes into you to energize you in your spiritual parts.

You are going to be quickened while you are living in your mortal body, not just in eternity.

I Corinthians 12:8 says, "For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit." These are two of the nine gifts from God, through your spirit. They never come through your mind, your emotions, your will, or your soulical parts.

YOUR FRUIT BETRAYS YOU

In Galatians 5:22, Paul describes the fruit of the spirit. This spirit is your born-again nature that God has put within you. The fruit of that spirit within you (separate from the soul), gives birth to these things. Paul first mentions love. Therefore, you have to ask yourself, "Am I living in love?" The fruit of your human spirit flowing forth out of your total being is love. So now when love does not flow from your being, then you are living in your soul. You know the activities of the spirit by love. If it is hate, or criticism, then it is Adamic. You will die spiritually living in your Adamic nature. You will crush that newborn thing that God has put within you.

Next, the Word of God says that the fruit of the spirit is joy. It has been a very saddening thing to me to find so many Christians that are really not happy. They will tell you that they are not happy. This is a problem resulting from their Adamic nature.

Now the fruit of the spirit life is joy. God wants us to be happy. When you live by your feelings and every little thing that comes around that doesn't suit you makes you unhappy, you're just living for the Adamic nature. If you do not live by Adam, you live by Christ.

Next he lists peace. That comes by being turned on positively, spiritually, and having an appreciation for your fellowman.

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