"That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowedging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus." PHILEMON 1:6

If we do not acknowledge by knowing and saying the good things that are ours or in us in Christ Jesus, then we can not communicate or tell others about our faith effectively!



The dictionary says that conscience is an inner knowledge of right and wrong;
a moral judgment that leads to feelings of guilt if violated.
Romans 8:16, The Spirit [of God] itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.
The believer's conscience is the seat of faith.
1 Timothy 3:9,  Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience;
A believer's conscience receives the Word of God and dictates to the will to act on it.
It determines right and wrong, spiritually, not by power or reason.
We as believers us our spirit to receive divine revelation.
Jesus told Peter, . . . . for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father . . . , Matthew16:17.
We as redeemed believers have a spirit even though it needs renewing, 
James 2:26, For as the body without the spirit is dead, 
A believer uses their spirit for worship.
Ephesians 5:19  Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, 
singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; 
Our spirit becomes the dwelling place of God.
We can have joy.
1 Peter 1:8  Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory
We can have God's peace.
Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 
Luke 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! 
for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
Ishmael was a son born after the flesh.
Galatians 4:23  But he who was of the bondwoman [Hagar] was born after the flesh; 
but he of the freewoman [Sarah] was by promise.
There is no description of Jesus' body in the Bible and not of His soul, but only of His Spirit.
Paul never knew Peter or John after their natural selves.
We must never know other people after the flesh.
Man receives a new spirit, 
one that responds to God's Spirit in the same love and fellowship.
Man's spirit is to be renewed, made over again in the inner man.
Ephesians 4:23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;  
Man's spirit becomes quickened, made alive.
Ephesians 2:1, And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
The anointing is when God's spirit possesses the human spirit.
Man's spirit has a born-again nature, it is of God.
The fusing of man's spirit with God's Spirit.
Zoe means Christ life, spiritual life, eternal life.
1 John 5:11-12 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life [Zoe], 
and this life is in his Son.
He that hath the Son hath life [Zoe]; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.  
After Adam died spiritually, satan controlled him.
But, what Adam lost in the fall; Jesus won back on the cross!
When Adam rebelled and disobeyed God, his spirit died.
Then his actions and thoughts were controlled by his soul and body.
God's Word is revelation.
It is the discerner of thoughts and revealer of intents of the heart.
The Word of God divides.
It divides the soul from the spirit.
It divides the joints from the marrow.
Only God's Word can know what is soul and what is spirit.
The Word of God penetrates.
It is sharper than a sword with two edges. 
It pierces deep into the consciousness like no other literature on earth.
The Word of God is operative.
God says it will never return void but will prevail.
Read Hebrews 4:12-13
The Word of God is living, not literature.
It feeds the soul and spirit and It guides.
The man had perfect fellowship with God,
with his environment and with himself.
He was a whole person, well adjusted and happy.
God made man's spirit to be king, 
the soul to be servant to serve and obey the spirit,
and the body to carry out the wishes of the spirit.
With his spirit, Adam walked and talked with God in the evenings and he knew and understood the limits God put on him not to eat of the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.
With his soul, Adam possessed the power to name all the animals and he was able to rule the Garden of Eden. He had emotions and the will power to choose what he wanted to do.

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