LESSON SIXTEEN

THE HUMAN SPIRIT

Scripture Reading: Gen. 2:7; Prov. 20:27; Zech. 12:1b; Rom. 9:1; John 4:24; Rom. 1:9; Luke 1:47; Rom. 8:16; Ezek. 36:26m; 2 Tim. 4:22a; John 3:6b; 1 Cor. 6:17; Eph. 2:22b; Gal. 5:16, 25b; Rom. 8:4b; Rev. 1:10a

OUTLINE

1. Its creation:
1. By Jehovah God breathing the breath of life into man—Gen. 2:7.
2. The breath of life becoming man's spirit—Prov. 20:27.
2. Its importance—ranked with the heavens and the earth—Zech. 12:1b.
3. Its three parts:
1. The conscience—Rom. 9:1, compared with Rom. 8:16; 1 Cor. 5:3; Psa. 51:10; 34:18; Deut. 2:30.
2. Fellowship—John 4:24; Rom. 1:9; 7:6; Eph. 6:18; Luke 1:47; Rom. 8:16; 1 Cor. 6:17.
3. Intuition—1 Cor. 2:11; Mark 2:8; 8:12; John 11:33.
4. Its function:
1. To contact God—John 4:24.
2. To receive God—Ezek. 36:26.
3. To contain God—2 Tim. 4:22a.
5. Being deadened—Eph. 2:1, 5a.
6. Being regenerated—John 3:6b:
1. By God the Spirit.
2. With God's life—John 1:13b.
7. To be one spirit with the Lord—1 Cor. 6:17; Rom. 8:16.
8. To be the dwelling place of God—Eph. 2:22b.
9. Walking by it and according to it—Gal. 5:16, 25b; Rom. 8:4b; Rev. 1:10a.