Understanding the Diffrence Between Spirit,Soul and Body
Understanding The Difference Between Spirit, Soul
And Body:
And have put on the new man who is renewed in
knowledge according to the image of Him who
created him, - Colossians 3:10
In continuation of our series on the differences
between the spirit, soul and body, today we shall
dwell on how to cultivate these three aspects of
human for optimal performance.
Growth is a natural process for most animate; and by
virtue of being a living, the body, spirit and soul of
human are susceptible to a growth process from a
smaller state to a higher or bigger one.
Whilst the body develops through a biological or
natural process; the same cannot be said of the other
entities making a human. The spirit and soul do not
grow or develop through a detached biological
process. On the contrary, they have to be consciously
cultivated before they can develop.
Even the human body needs more than the workings
of biology to blossom and remain fit; as it needs
constant attention to be at its best and serve its
owner optimally. The same way the spirit and soul
requires dedicated attention to develop.
For the soul, which has bearing on the mind and
thoughts, it derives its nourishment from knowledge.
The best way to develop the human soul is to expose
it to learning. The extent that one is exposed to
information is the extent his soul will be able. For the
soul, the saying, ‘information is power’ is most
apposite, as a soul derives its ability to process
information and arrives at a course of action based
on the exposure it has to knowledge on the matter at
hand or a related subject.
A soul that is not informed will be prone to make bad
decisions; while the enlightened soul will most likely
make wise choices. Information is the nourishment
of the soul. That is why our reference passage above
says that the new man within is “renewed in
knowledge.” Meanwhile, the depth of bearing of the
soul is usually determined by the level of exposure it
has to knowledge.
Copyright © Emmanuel Dickson | Year Posted 2016
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