Distorted ImagesDistorted ImagesDistorted ImagesDistorted Images

What makes us tickWhat makes us tick

PerspectivePerspective

Biblical or Humanistic?Biblical or Humanistic?• God’s standards• Human norms

Good works or God’s work?Good works or God’s work?• Spiritual or secular

Biblical PerspectiveBiblical Perspective

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

Biblical perspectiveBiblical perspective

““Then God said let Then God said let us us make man make man in in our our image, in image, in ourour likeness… likeness… ” ” Genesis 1:26 (TNIV)Genesis 1:26 (TNIV)

TrinityTrinity

GodheadGodhead•Father, Son & Holy Spirit

HumansHumans•Spirit, soul and body

Constituent PartsConstituent Parts

BodyBody•Physical features, characteristics,

attributes•Senses – sight, touch, smell, hearing, taste

SoulSoul•Mind, will, emotions•Personality“Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall” Proverbs 16:18 (NLT)Proverbs 16:18 (NLT)

Constituent PartsConstituent Parts

SpiritSpirit•Made alive by God“The LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being” Genesis 2:7(NIVUK)Genesis 2:7(NIVUK)

•Enables us to fellowship with God

The FallThe Fall

““. . . you must not eat from the . . . you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely dieyou will surely die”” Genesis 2:17 (NIVUK)Genesis 2:17 (NIVUK)

Adam’s spirit died so his soul and Adam’s spirit died so his soul and mind began to take control thatmind began to take control that

ControlControl

BodyBody- physical - physical attributesattributes- senses- senses

SoulSoul- mind- mind

- will- will- emotions- emotions

SpiritSpirit- security- security

- self worth- self worth- significance- significance

- spiritual insight- spiritual insight

7 Spiritual 7 Spiritual AttributesAttributes

““The Spirit of the LORD will rest on The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him – the Spirit of wisdom and of him – the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the the knowledge and fear of the LORD”LORD” Isaiah 11:2 (NIVUK)Isaiah 11:2 (NIVUK)

Constituent PartsConstituent Parts

Spirit of the Lord Spirit of the Lord – love– love Spirit of wisdom Spirit of wisdom – spiritual – spiritual

perception and decision makingperception and decision making Spirit of understanding Spirit of understanding – –

compassioncompassion Spirit of counsel Spirit of counsel – advice; advocacy– advice; advocacy Spirit of might Spirit of might – power– power Spirit of knowledge Spirit of knowledge – –

comprehension through faithcomprehension through faith Spirit of fear of the Lord Spirit of fear of the Lord – –

submissionsubmission

Points to PonderPoints to Ponder

““May God himself, the God of May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus at the coming of our Lord Jesus

ChristChrist “ “ – 1Thessalonians 5:23 (TNIV)– 1Thessalonians 5:23 (TNIV)

It’s God who wants to do thisIt’s God who wants to do this It’s a complete jobIt’s a complete job It’s from the inside outIt’s from the inside out