Behold the Man and his tripartite make up Part 1
2016 Oct 23rd Streaming
Greetings Everyone!
I trust your week and weekend has been going well. We have been somewhat busy this week. Katherine has been studying and reviewing for her medical board exams. She took them this past Thursday. She should know within the next couple of months. I sense she did well! Things around here are a little less tense now the board exams are over. This week we will be looking at man and his three part creation by God.
The way God created man was critically unique in His purpose, intent and plan for the destiny of man. In His creation God gave man an ability which no other creature processed. Who and what humankind is to ultimately become rest in our unique creation. Our New Testament view of man is rooted and grounded in the knowledge and understanding given to the Apostle Paul. Paul uses roughly 18 terms to describe or behold man. These terms are not written in any other parts of the Bible as they are in his epistles. These terms are;
Old Man New Man Spiritual Man Natural Man Carnal Man One Man Dead Man Outer Man Inner Man Tripartite Man First Man Second Man Perfect Man Corruptible Man Righteous Man Good Man Inward Man Wretched Man. Within the list of terms Paul clearly reveals our unique composition of man’s creation by God. One term he clearly describes us as having three parts.
“And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and [I pray God] your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ”. 1Th 5:23
This is the first time in the Bible that someone has specifically identified man as having three parts as his complete or whole makeup. There other parts of the Bible which speak of these parts separately. But only here Paul tells us that this is our “whole” composition. Paul “Behold the man” as having three parts; spirit; soul and body. A term called “The Tripartite Man.” So, where did Paul get this idea of man having three parts? Why just three parts? Why not two or four? Let’s start from beginning to see where and how Paul could declare this truth. Let’s talk about it in fellowship!
Love in Christ,
David & Katherine