A Biblical Look at the Human Spirit

By Bill Jastram

It’s a funny thing: we believe our spirit leaves our body when we die, yet we seldom discuss it while we’re alive. The Bible assumes we are aware of our spirit, even in touch with it. Evangelical Christianity, however, seems to ignore it - making the human spirit the elephant in the room no one no longer notices. It’s impossible to talk about spiritual transformation without talking about the human spirit. From cover to cover the scriptures are strewn with references to it. In fact, the most epic biblical occurrences involve the human spirit:
the creation of man
the fall of man
the salvation of man
the transformation of man
So what does the Bible say about the Human Spirit? We’ll break our study into six sections.
The Human Spirit:
An eternal part of us
Shapes our personality
Shapes people’s perception of us
Influences our perception of people
Essential for our transformation
The source of our connection with God
It’s a funny thing: we believe our spirit leaves our body when we die, yet we seldom discuss it while we’re alive. The Bible assumes we are aware of our spirit, even in touch with it. Evangelical Christianity, however, seems to ignore it - making the human spirit the elephant in the room no one no longer notices. It’s impossible to talk about spiritual transformation without talking about the human spirit. From cover to cover the scriptures are strewn with references to it. In fact, the most epic biblical occurrences involve the human spirit:
the creation of man
the fall of man
the salvation of man, and
the transformation of man.
So, what does the Bible say about the Human Spirit? This is what this book tries to explain briefly under six sections.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bill Jastram
• Release date: Feb 9, 2022
• ISBN: 9781005862275

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A Biblical Look At The Human Spirit

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Bill Jastram

Content

Introduction

An eternal part of us

Shapes our personality

Shapes people’s perception of us

Influences our perception of people

Essential for our transformation

Source of our connection with God

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Introduction

The Human Spirit

It’s a funny thing: we believe our spirit leaves our body when we die, yet we seldom discuss it while we’re alive. The Bible assumes we are aware of our spirit, even in touch with it. Evangelical Christianity, however, seems to ignore it - making the human spirit the elephant in the room no one no longer notices. It’s impossible to talk about spiritual transformation without talking about the human spirit. From cover to cover the scriptures are strewn with references to it. In fact, the most epic biblical occurrences involve the human spirit:

the creation of man

the fall of man

the salvation of man

the transformation of man

So what does the Bible say about the Human Spirit? We’ll break our study into six sections.

The Human Spirit:

An eternal part of us

Shapes our personality

Shapes people’s perception of us

Influences our perception of people

Essential for our transformation

The source of our connection with God

In the Image of God

The fact that the biblical writers presumed their readers were aware of their spirit, shows how far we’ve