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Before we move forward, let's make a quick review. Believe it or not, we've covered quite a few important issues even though we're still on the general topic of Repentance. So let's see if we can make a map.

SPIRITUAL WORLD-><-Spirit-> Soul<- Body-><-PHYSICAL WORLD

Our Spirit allows us to interact with our spiritual environment.
Our Body allows us to interact with our physical environment.
The Soul is the seat of our sentient being.
It processes what comes in through both the spirit and the flesh 
and directs what is outwardly expressed through the spirit and the flesh.

Soul
|
Mind    Emotions    Will

The mind is the seat of our thinking. It is the general target of the Lust of the Eyes 
and suffers the assault of an Identity Crisis.  This flaws what I think.

The emotions are the seat of our feelings. They are the general target of the Lust of the Flesh 
and suffer the assault of a Sufficiency Crisis.  This flaws what I feel.

The will is the result of our reasoning, purposes and desires. 
It is the seat of our opinions and beliefs. It is the general target of the Pride of Life 
and suffers the assault of an Authority Crisis.  This flaws what I believe.

This map of the soul is a fairly generalized.  While we're looking at the individual aspects of the soul, we should bear in mind that there is not a 'box' within the soul that holds each part separate from the other. We can look at them individually, but in reality they all blend together to become the single persona that we have all come to know and love as "ME!".

For "ME" to repent, I cannot simply stop doing bad things and start doing good things. 
I must abandon my flawed thinking, feeling and beliefs and turn from a crisis driven life.
This gives no place for the Lust of the Eyes, Lust of the Flesh and the Pride of Life.

Among the many benefits of this kind of repentance is the end of our judgment cycle.
When we stop making judgments based on our flawed thoughts, feelings and beliefs 
we stop reaping the flawed harvest of  our sin.
 


Comments

Hal
10/16/2011 06:26

Thank you for putting this together. By dissecting what the Word consistently says about God and people, it is easier to respond to the "crisis" that comes along.

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