{"id":11602,"date":"2018-08-24T08:26:24","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T08:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=11602"},"modified":"2018-08-24T08:26:24","modified_gmt":"2018-08-24T08:26:24","slug":"christians-only-material-more-than-a-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=11602","title":{"rendered":"Christians Only Material: More than a body"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Tope BANSO<\/strong>
\n\u201cNow may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ\u201d (1 Thessalonians 5:23 New King James Version).
\nYou\u2019re a spirit. You have a soul and you live in a body. You\u2019re a tripartite being. That\u2019s why Paul says, \u201cNow may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ\u201d (1 Thessalonians 5:23 New King James Version). Please take note of the order. Spirit comes before soul and body.
\nUnfortunately, many people pay more attention to their body than their spirit. And, they pay more attention to their soul than their spirit. However, Paul rightly listed the spirit ahead of the soul and the body.
\nYour real you is your spirit, not your body or soul. Don\u2019t neglect your spirit. God is Spirit (John 4:24). If you’re born again, God communicates with your recreated human spirit through the Holy Spirit which dwells in your spirit (Romans 8:16).
\nActually, your soul and body do not get born again. Only your spirit does. After that, your soul, which comprises your mind, will, and emotions, continues to be renewed as you expose yourself to the Word of God. Through that, your life is transformed (Romans 12:2). The body will be transformed at the resurrection of the dead (1 Corinthians 15:53-54). But, before then, you must not yield any part of your body to the devil for sin (Romans 6:13). You\u2019re more than a beautiful or handsome face, a sexy body, etc.
\nIs your spirit born again? What does it profit a man\/woman if he\/she has a handsome\/beautiful face and a sexy body, puts on designers\u2019 clothes and acquires multiple degrees, educating his soul (mind), but ends in hell fire? Pay attention to your spirit first, but, don\u2019t neglect your soul and body.
\nDon\u2019t objectify yourself by paying excessive attention to your body. Don\u2019t let anyone reduce you to an ordinary body \u2013 don’t let anybody objectify you. You\u2019re more than a body. Lack of appreciation of this truth, is the reason the society has turned women to sex objects, and use them as such in adverts! Some women also promote this error, showing off and selling their body! This is condemnable.
\nAll about women is not sex! Woman, you\u2019re a spirit: you have a soul and you live in a body. There is more about you than the body you’re exhibiting. Don\u2019t use your body to manipulate the opposite sex. The body is not for sexual immorality, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body (1 Corinthians 6:13).
\nMan or woman, if you\u2019re born again, your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit; you were bought with a price, therefore, glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). If you\u2019re not born again, give your life to Jesus today and begin to expose your mind to the Word of God for its renewal. This will lead to your transformation. You’re more than a body!
\nPRAYER POINT: Father, keep my spirit, soul and body blameless at the coming of our LORD Jesus Christ.
\nThis is wisdom for living, and it\u2019s worth sharing. Please share.
\n(For more inspiring messages, visit: www.cedarministry.org)
\n\u25aaBanso, an Abuja-based minister can be reached through Cedar Ministry International, Abuja, Nigeria;<\/strong>
\ncedarministryintl@yahoo.com, cedarministryng@gmail.com; <\/strong>
\nTel No: +2348155744752, +2348033113523 <\/strong>
\nWhatsApp No: +2349081295947<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Tope BANSO \u201cNow may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ\u201d (1 Thessalonians 5:23 New King James Version). You\u2019re a spirit. You have a soul and you live in a body. You\u2019re a tripartite […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":11603,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11602\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}