1 Thessalonians 5:23 23. And the very God of peace sanctify you - TopicsExpress



          

1 Thessalonians 5:23 23. 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. Spirit (Gk. pneuma) (5:23; Luke 8:55; 1 Cor. 5:5) Strong’s #4151; Soul (Gk. psuchē) (5:23; Eph. 6:6; Phil. 1:27) Strong’s #5590; Body (Gk. sōma) (5:23; Matt. 6:22; Heb. 4:12) Strong’s #4983: This is the only place in the NT where the tripartite being of a person is implied. Yet in this passage, all three constitute a person in his or her entirety. The spirit enables a person to contact the divine Spirit and is that part of a person that the Spirit quickens at the time of regeneration (John 3:6; Rom. 8:16). The Greek word psuchē, translated soul, means “life.” The NT writers use this word to speak of a person’s personality or inward, animating essence. Finally the NT writers identify the body, a person’s physical being, as separate from one’s soul or spirit. As this verse indicates, God works from the inside out, sanctifying our entire being so that we can live with Him forever.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 15:20:26 +0000

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