The human mind is incredibly superior beyond the size of the physical brain. No animal in the animal kingdom can come close to the power of the human mind in terms of its creativity and power of analysis. What is so unique about the human mind is due to the 'spirit in man' that gives it the edge over all other earthly creature. Animals have brains, but no intellect. They operate mostly on instinct, but no ability to develop moral characters, let alone Godly ones.
God's purpose for creating man is to reproduce Himself with Godly spiritual character that will be perfect like Him and will not sin once he is born of God - 'born again' (1 John 3:9). But such spiritual character cannot be canned, it has to be developed through time, experience (trials and tribulations) and discipline. Hence, the purpose of mortal human life on earth is to accomplish God's plan for mankind.
For this to happen, God has placed in man a human spirit (1 Cor 2: 11). Although the human spirit does not impart life in that it cannot think, feel, see or hear, but the human spirit records every thought, character and knowledge through the five senses. Notice that it is the spirit in man that enables him to acquire human knowledge; but it is the presence of the Holy Spirit implanted in his mind that empowers him to understand spiritual knowledge (1 Cor 2:11). That is why mankind in general, without the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in their mind is unable to understand the spiritual truth about the kingdom of God (spiritual knowledge) because they are not spiritually discerned (1 Cor 2: 14).
All matter in the physical is transient and changeable. But the spiritual is immortal and unchangeable. Once the rebellious angels decided to rebel against God's righteous law, there is no turning back. Although the demons do not die as they are immortal spiritual beings, they will lose their sense of purpose without hope and joy for all eternity. For man, they have a choice to make - to follow God's way with the hope of eternal life or be annihilated in the second death (Obadiah 16; Malachi 4:1) from which there is no hope of resurrection. If God had made man spirit being right from the start, that would be the greatest of all tragedies for those who refuse to repent from Satan's way of life. That explains why God had to seal off the tree of life from man after the Fall (Genesis 3:24), or else man would partake of it and live eternally in sin!
The indwelling of the 'spirit in man' infuses him with a human mind that differentiates him from an animal. The indwelling of God's Holy Spirit allows the Spirit of God to connect with the mind of man to impart spiritual understanding and character. That makes him a true believer and a Christian as he is being led by the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:9). As the true believer allows the Spirit of God to impart more spiritual knowledge and understanding through bible study, prayer and obedience, the character of Christ is slowly being formed in him as he partakes of the divine nature (2 Peter 1:3-4). Like a foetus growing to full term, he will be 'born again' at the first resurrection when Christ returns to become an immortal spirit being (son of God) to be like Christ (1 John 3:2). Their role is to ultimately bring God's government upon the whole universe - consisting of a trillion galaxies and more!
The spirit in man acts as the mold that encapsulates the character, knowledge, attitude, shape and form until the point of physical death. Man's spirit will return to God upon death (Eccl 12:7; Luke 23:46; Acts 7:59), but the human spirit is not conscious of anything by itself and God will perfect it (Hebrews 12:23) for the day of redemption. Only at the first resurrection will the true believer who is dead comes alive, born of the spirit (born again) at the next second of consciousness since his time of death! Job understood this full well (till my change comes - Job 14:14), so did David (I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness - Psalm 17:5b) and Daniel (And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake - Daniel 12:2). If mankind truly understands the true Gospel of the kingdom of God and the incredible human potential, most of the problems and evils of this world can be resolved. For those whose mind is not indwelled with the Holy Spirit, they are more susceptible to deception from the forces of darkness as Satan is the prince of the power of the air (Ephesians 2:2) who deceives the whole world (Rev 12:9).
God's purpose for creating man is to reproduce Himself with Godly spiritual character that will be perfect like Him and will not sin once he is born of God - 'born again' (1 John 3:9). But such spiritual character cannot be canned, it has to be developed through time, experience (trials and tribulations) and discipline. Hence, the purpose of mortal human life on earth is to accomplish God's plan for mankind.
For this to happen, God has placed in man a human spirit (1 Cor 2: 11). Although the human spirit does not impart life in that it cannot think, feel, see or hear, but the human spirit records every thought, character and knowledge through the five senses. Notice that it is the spirit in man that enables him to acquire human knowledge; but it is the presence of the Holy Spirit implanted in his mind that empowers him to understand spiritual knowledge (1 Cor 2:11). That is why mankind in general, without the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in their mind is unable to understand the spiritual truth about the kingdom of God (spiritual knowledge) because they are not spiritually discerned (1 Cor 2: 14).
All matter in the physical is transient and changeable. But the spiritual is immortal and unchangeable. Once the rebellious angels decided to rebel against God's righteous law, there is no turning back. Although the demons do not die as they are immortal spiritual beings, they will lose their sense of purpose without hope and joy for all eternity. For man, they have a choice to make - to follow God's way with the hope of eternal life or be annihilated in the second death (Obadiah 16; Malachi 4:1) from which there is no hope of resurrection. If God had made man spirit being right from the start, that would be the greatest of all tragedies for those who refuse to repent from Satan's way of life. That explains why God had to seal off the tree of life from man after the Fall (Genesis 3:24), or else man would partake of it and live eternally in sin!
The indwelling of the 'spirit in man' infuses him with a human mind that differentiates him from an animal. The indwelling of God's Holy Spirit allows the Spirit of God to connect with the mind of man to impart spiritual understanding and character. That makes him a true believer and a Christian as he is being led by the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:9). As the true believer allows the Spirit of God to impart more spiritual knowledge and understanding through bible study, prayer and obedience, the character of Christ is slowly being formed in him as he partakes of the divine nature (2 Peter 1:3-4). Like a foetus growing to full term, he will be 'born again' at the first resurrection when Christ returns to become an immortal spirit being (son of God) to be like Christ (1 John 3:2). Their role is to ultimately bring God's government upon the whole universe - consisting of a trillion galaxies and more!
The spirit in man acts as the mold that encapsulates the character, knowledge, attitude, shape and form until the point of physical death. Man's spirit will return to God upon death (Eccl 12:7; Luke 23:46; Acts 7:59), but the human spirit is not conscious of anything by itself and God will perfect it (Hebrews 12:23) for the day of redemption. Only at the first resurrection will the true believer who is dead comes alive, born of the spirit (born again) at the next second of consciousness since his time of death! Job understood this full well (till my change comes - Job 14:14), so did David (I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness - Psalm 17:5b) and Daniel (And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake - Daniel 12:2). If mankind truly understands the true Gospel of the kingdom of God and the incredible human potential, most of the problems and evils of this world can be resolved. For those whose mind is not indwelled with the Holy Spirit, they are more susceptible to deception from the forces of darkness as Satan is the prince of the power of the air (Ephesians 2:2) who deceives the whole world (Rev 12:9).
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