 All right. Before the break, we were looking at how humans are spirit beings. We have a spirit and soul which makes it possible for us to communicate with God who is also a spirit being. Animals on the other hand cannot do that. Sanjay has texted over here in the chat section saying that that's why it is necessary for us to accept that humans were created in the image of God. Because only then they can relate with God. If we had evolved the way the evolutionists say we did, then we would have no sense of right and wrong. We would have no awareness of God at all. If you were to ask a dog, is it wrong to steal? The dog would have no opinion on the subject. It doesn't really have any clear idea of what exactly stealing is and the moral implications of that. But even a man who calls himself an atheist, he automatically knows in his heart that stealing is wrong. So whether he chooses to use the word sin or not, instinctively in his heart he knows that this is a wrong thing. So humans did not just evolve. We have been created in the image of God and we just like him because we are spirit beings like him. We can sense in our hearts that there is such a thing as right and wrong and that there is such a thing as a creator God. So these are things which are written on our hearts because we are spirit beings. So yes, that's a good observation that Sanjay has made. Moving on from there, before we continue on this topic, as you would have noticed, we are kind of getting into this serious doctrines. And doctrines are heavy because doctrines are all about thinking. They're all about understanding why God wrote certain things in the Bible and what could be the meaning of those things. And in what way do those things which he wrote apply to us in our Christian walk. And so there's a lot of thought involved in understanding doctrines. So it is not light, it is heavy. So yes, there would be times even as we are doing doctrinal foundations that you will feel tempted to tune out to shut out what is being said. But our entire Christian walk is based on these doctrines. So we would have to discipline our minds and tell ourselves, mind please concentrate. So I'm not in a position to see what the people online are up to because their cameras are off. But then those of us who are in the class, I can see that they are making a genuine effort to concentrate and I really appreciate that. And it's my hope and prayer that those who have not switched on their cameras are also being disciplined, they're also paying attention. So doctrines are heavy and for those of us who are not inclined to thinking theoretically, it will involve extra effort. But our entire Christian walk is based on these doctrines. So if someone walks up to us and says, why do you believe what you believe? We should be able to open our mouths and say, this is what the Bible says and this is what it means when it says that. And that's the reason why I believe what I believe and that's the reason I'm making the choices which I am making. So it is important. Did you raise your hand? Yes, you did. Go ahead. I understand the essence of, as a Christian, understanding the doctrines of salvation and all the doctrines too, which you are going to follow. But with all that we have discussed so far, and most of it are man-made. Most of them are? Man-made, like say Darwin's Evolution Theory or the other one, some name person you told. And there are so much of doctrines that are there. One, my first question is where are they being used? And second is like why is it of any essence for us in the overall context? Why do we need to know their theories and their hypotheses? Because they discredit what the Bible is saying and they say that their theory and their hypothesis is correct. So then we would need to know a little bit about what they are saying about how humans were created or what they are saying about the existence of God. So we would need to know a little bit about their theories and their hypotheses so that when they come to us and they present their view of these things, we will at least be aware that such things, such thoughts exist. And then we hopefully will be able to present the biblical viewpoint in a clear manner in the hope that maybe they'll be willing to be open to consider what the Bible is saying as an alternative. So all this we are doing because we are supposed to go out and preach the gospel and make disciples. So these people whom we are going to be sharing the gospel with will probably have these theories and these hypotheses in their minds. So we would need to know about these things so that when we have a conversation with such people, at least we will have some awareness on these topics. And then we will be able to contract and say, no, this is what the Bible says. So that's the only reason why we are touching upon them. And in line with that, we were also discussing like, you know, someone, I don't know the name of the person, but he's taken from the book of Genesis and is discredited. John Walton. Yeah. Okay. John Walton has discredited a few things from Genesis and he's put that in some Protestant colleges or whatever is having that. So is that not wrong there? So what he is saying is wrong. What he's saying is dangerous. And to have that in the syllabus or in the colleges. Yeah, but it's just that now, currently, almost every single Bible college that you will go to, we'll talk about the literary value of the Old Testament. There's a lot of emphasis on that. You will have class after class where the literary value of the Bible will be discussed in great detail. And when we start talking about the way the literary devices which the writers used to present their ideas and start talking about all of that. If a believer is sitting over there and of course, yeah, everyone sitting over there is supposed to be believers in the Bible college. They start wondering, oh, to what extent is all of this fiction and to what extent is it real? So maybe at BTH level, if we can get these things established, then when we go to the higher levels of Christian education, we will not be shaken. Because there have been examples in the instances, real life instances of people who were so shaken in their faith and when they went to the MDiv level and the MTH level. Because so much was discussed about the literary value of the Old Testament. They began to think, oh, was anything in the Old Testament real then? Or was it just a bunch of writers who had very great literary skills who began to write the Bible in different, different ways to show off their literary skills and in the end, was any of it real? So we touch upon these things at the BTH level and clearly establish that this is what the Bible says and this is what the New Testament verses are saying about the Old Testament. And we try to build a basic foundation so that when students go to the higher levels of education, they will at least have some clarity regarding these matters and at that time they should not be shaken. So yes, should these things be in the syllabus? They should not but then they are. It's not just our Indian reputed institutions which are discussing these things. If you go to any other country, US, Canada, wherever you go to the Bible colleges there, yes, they would be talking about these things. So that is the kind of world that we are living in. It's a dangerous world that we are living in. So in this dangerous world, it's important for us to know our doctrines and what are doctrines? Doctrines basically are what is the Bible saying about this particular topic? So we look at all the verses which are related to that particular topic. For instance, right now we are talking about humans. So we try to look at what all the different scriptures are saying about humans and we decide, okay, this is what the Bible is saying on the topic of humans. So any other theories, any other hypotheses that are coming up, we will be able to contract because now we know what the scripture verses are saying about this topic. So this is our attempt to educate ourselves on what the scriptures are saying about these different main topics. So that when we hear other theories, at least we will know how to contract it. At least we'll have an idea of that, what they are saying is wrong, it is false. So, yes. All right. So we have been talking about how we are made humans are made in the image of God. So now this means that people of all races are made in the image of God. People with different educational levels are made in the image of God. People who are economically backward or whether economically well off are all created in the image of God. And that would mean that we would have to show everyone respect and treat everyone in an honourable way, whether or not they are rich or poor, whether they belong to a white skinned race or a coloured skinned race. So the way we look at people changes if we say that we are all created in the image of God. This belief that we have should show up, demonstrate itself in the way we treat people. Here in Bangalore when we are going down the road on many of the pavements, you see these men who have got drunk just lying over there. I mean their clothes probably were had some colour once upon a time, but now they are just like a blackish grey. You can't even see the colour of the clothes anymore because they have been living in those clothes for so long. And they are just lying over there unconscious on the footpaths. And the shocking thing is even those people have been created in the image of God. They are spirit beings who can actually communicate with God or someone can tell them about God. So even they would have to be treated with the same respect with which we would treat maybe a well-dressed person. So this whole idea of the Bible saying that we are created in the image of God, it should change the way we look at all people, all categories of people. Everyone deserves respect including the man who is lying there on that footpath passed out because he is drunk. Even he deserves to be spoken to with respect. And even he has a spirit and a soul and is in need of salvation. So when we understand what the scriptures are saying about these important matters, it's supposed to change the way we look at people. It's supposed to change the way we look at life. So because everyone has written the image of God, everyone needs to be treated with respect. Everyone needs to be shown honor. Coming to another thought, this is just an observation which a preacher made in a sermon. Okay, now this is actually not formally part of the doctrine of humanity, but this is a nice thought which I read somewhere. And I like the kind of original angle which he gives to this familiar passage. This preacher takes Matthew chapter 22 verses 15 to 22 and he talks about the image of God. He connects the image of God to this passage though actually literally this passage has got nothing to do with the image of God. But he uses this passage to make a point about humans being in the image of God. So if you were to turn in your Bibles to Matthew chapter 22 verses 15 to 22, you would see there that it's actually talking about the payment of taxes to Caesar, to the Roman Caesar. So the Pharisees want to trap Jesus, so they come to Jesus and they say, should we pay, we are Jewish people, we are the people of God. So should we pay taxes to a pagan, heathen Caesar? Do we need to? Do we need to? And their hope is that Jesus will either say yes or no. If he says yes, we should pay taxes, then they will say, so you're saying that we the people of God should give taxes to a heathen person, is it? On the other hand, if Jesus says no, no, no, we don't need to pay taxes to heathen authorities, then they can go and give a complaint to the Romans saying, look, this teacher is going around teaching that we should not pay taxes. So either way, they hope to trap Jesus and so they come to him and they ask him this question, is it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or not? And Jesus very plainly calls them hypocrites and he says, you hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me? He says in verse 18, and then he says, bring me a coin. So they go and bring a Roman denarius, a Roman coin. And then he says, what image do you see on this coin? So they say, this is the image of Caesar. So basically Jesus says, if this coin has got the image of Caesar, that means Caesar is the owner of this coin. So yes, what belongs to Caesar must be given to Caesar and what belongs to God must be given to God. So this is basically the passage. Now this preacher, what he did is he took this passage and he presented this observation. He said, if a coin has got the image of Caesar on it, it indicates that Caesar is the owner of that coin. In the same way, if we human beings bear the image of God, it's an indication that God is the owner of human beings. Because we have a lot of people who say, my life is mine. I can do what I want. I can make what choices I wish to make because I am a free person. I am my owner. But all humans are made in the image of God. We bear the image of God. So if we bear the image of God, then it means that God is our owner. So if he has ownership over us, we do not have the right to say, I will live my way, my way, live my life, my way. We will not be able to say that because we have an owner who owns us. So he basically used this passage to talk about how God owns us. To an extent what he is saying is right. It's true that we are made in the image of God. God created us and so God does have ownership rights over us. So we must give to God what is God's. The choices we make, the life that we live, it's God's. He owns it. So we cannot say I would like to live my life in my own way. We will have to submit to the owner and live according to his desires, according to his instructions and commands. All right, coming to another thought on the doctrine of humans. Humans, because they are in the image of God, they have a very superior consciousness. They have a very superior awareness. Evolutionists basically say a human being is conscious that he is human. A human being is aware that he is human because of the chemical processes which are operating in his mind. That helps him to be aware that he exists. It helps him to know that he lives, that he exists and that he has the freedom to make certain choices. So evolutionists basically say there are chemical processes in the brain which make us aware that we exist and they enable us to function and perform different roles. And they make the point in the same way human beings have got chemical processes functioning in their brains. Other animals also have chemical processes functioning in their brains. So in the same way, animals think and function. Humans are also thinking and functioning because of the chemical processes going on inside the brain. So all are animals. It's just that humans are superior animals. Now the chemical processes in a monkey's brain allows it to function to one particular level. Monkeys are supposed to be intelligent. A monkey can take a stone. It can turn that stone into a useful tool. You have YouTube videos of monkeys sitting there and happily sharpening the stone. They sharpen the stone. Why are they sharpening it and turning it into a tool so that they can cut open the fruit and they can eat it. So the chemical processes in the monkey's brain allows it to function at that sophisticated level. Human beings on the other hand have got even more complex chemical processes running in their brains. So they don't just simply sharpen a stone to cut open a fruit. They create complex machinery to maybe cut into a mountain itself and create roadways. So evolutionists basically will say whether it's a monkey or it's a human, it all comes down to the chemical processes operating in the brain which make you function in a particular way. But can we say that the human consciousness is just a bunch of chemical processes? It is something more than that. Why? Because even a beggar on the road who is completely uneducated, he does ask himself questions like does God exist? If God exists, can I pray to him? Will he listen to me? You know that man is not even educated. He never went to school. But even in his uneducated mind, he is able to think higher thoughts. He asks himself, what will my future be 10 years from now? Where will I be? If I die, what is going to happen to me? Is there a heaven or hell? Will I go to heaven or will I go to hell? These are all thoughts which even an uneducated human is able to think that is the level of consciousness of a human being. Have you ever seen a monkey sitting on a tree and asking itself, who am I? What is my purpose in life? I mean that is simply not the level of consciousness of an animal. So to say that humans and monkeys are animals and that man is just a superior animal with more complex chemical processes in his brain is very illogical and silly. So we got to accept the fact that maybe there's something different about humans that they are able to ask questions which an animal would not even think of. So we have been created in the image of God. We are spirit beings. Therefore we think thoughts which an animal would not even be able to think. So the very thought processes which go on in our brains reveals that there is more to us than just simple chemicals. There's something more. We seem to have the image of God in us. We seem to have a spirit within us which causes us to think the way God thinks. God thinks which causes us to try and communicate with him to reach out to him. Even an atheist when they are in very serious trouble on the verge of death, they cry out and they say, Lord help me. It automatically comes out of their mouths. Why? Because the human spirit automatically is instinctively knows that there is a creator God out there. An animal may not even, it may go through its entire existence without ever thinking about God or the existence of God. If God comes down in physical form, it will sense that and it may get scared. But it doesn't think about God. It doesn't even understand the concept of God. So human consciousness proves that we are not just a bunch of chemical processes. There is more to us than that. We are spirit beings which think the way God thinks. That is the way he has made us. So what exactly is the basic nature of a human? And that is described for us in 1 Thessalonians chapter 5 verse 23. In 1 Thessalonians 5 verse 23, it's just basically a kind of prayer that Paul is praying over the Thessalonians. But this is the statement that he makes over there. He says, may your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless. So even as he is making this wish for the Thessalonian believers is basically also making a statement over there. He is saying that we human beings, that we people, we have three aspects to who we are. We have spirit, we have soul, we have body. So, you know, this is of course something that you are familiar with. You would have covered it in the other topics, you know, which are being covered here in our APC Bible college. So we are aware of the fact that we are spirit beings. We are spirit beings just like God is a spirit being. We are also spirit beings. We have a soul and we live inside a human body. So what do we mean by we have a soul? You know, again, this again, you would have covered it in the other topics. The soul is made up of the mind, our thinking. The soul is made up of our thinking and the soul is made up of our will. And our soul is made up of feelings. So there are three things involved in our soul. Our soul is made up of thinking, our mind. It's made up of feelings and it is made up of will, you know, the will to make certain choices, the will not to make certain choices. So we have will, we have feelings and we have thinking. That is basically our soul. So we are spirit beings. We have a soul and we live inside a human body. Let's very briefly look at these three aspects of the nature of humans. Humans are spirit beings. Now the thing about spirit is that spirit is eternal. It never stops existing. So which means because humans are spirit beings, we also can never stop existing. We will continue to exist forever and ever and ever. So the only difference is that some people have a fallen, sinful spirit. But people who have accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, they have a new living spirit. So all human beings, whether they are believers or whether they are unbelievers, all human beings are spirit beings. The only difference is unbelievers will have a fallen, sinful spirit. On the other hand, believers have a new living spirit. Let's look at two verses which talk about this. Romans 6.6. Maybe we could read out that first. Romans 6.6. Knowing this that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. There is a thought being expressed over here. Our old self, that is believers for believers, the old self was crucified with Christ. That's the main thought being presented in Romans 6.6. Let's also look at the other familiar verse, 2 Corinthians 5.17. 2 Corinthians 5.17, please. 2 Corinthians 5.17. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away, behold, the new has come. So in Romans 6.6, we saw that the old self was crucified with Christ. And in 2 Corinthians 5.17, it says that the new creation has come. In both of these verses, it's talking about the human spirit. This is basically what it's saying in these two verses. When a person initially comes to Jesus, when they come to Jesus, they are a fallen, sinful spirit. That person who is coming to Jesus, he is a spirit being. And what kind of a spirit being is he? He is a fallen, sinful spirit being. That's the condition in which he comes to Jesus Christ. But then he repents of his sins. He says, Jesus, I trust in you. I believe in what you did on the cross. Now I want to follow you. And when he places his faith in Jesus Christ, this spirit being, this fallen, sinful spirit being, God takes him and crucifies him along with Christ. So basically, he dies. He gets crucified. And then God creates a new living spirit. God makes a new creation. So this person, he's born again. He dies. He's crucified with Christ and he's created into a new living spirit. He's made into, he's born into a new creation. So there are two things which are happening when that person comes to Jesus Christ. That man who's coming to Jesus Christ, that sinful man who's coming to Jesus Christ, he is a spirit being. He is a fallen, sinful spirit being. He comes to Jesus in that pathetic condition. And he says, Lord, thank you for dying on the cross for me. I believe in what you have done for me, Lord. From now on, I repent of my sins and I want to follow you. In that moment when he places his faith in Jesus Christ, that fallen, sinful spirit being is crucified with Christ. And then God gives birth to him through the Holy Spirit. He is now birthed as a new creation, as a new living spirit. So you see what we were before, that person is dead and gone, literally dead and gone. That person got crucified with Christ. In that moment when you trusted in Jesus, in that moment the Holy Spirit birthed you as a new creation. So people who say, oh, what to do? You know, that's the way I have been from the time I was five years old. I can't help it. This is an old habit. No, that person who was there when you were five years old, that person, that fallen, sinful spirit being was crucified with Christ. In that moment of salvation and the Holy Spirit birthed you. You were born again as a new creation. These are fundamental facts, important doctrinal truths. So we need to understand that, which is why the Bible so confidently says, now you're a believer. So yes, you can live in victory over sin. You can overcome temptation. You're no longer that old person. That old person got crucified on the cross along with Christ. You are now a brand new creation with the full ability to live a victorious Christian life. You know, Christian life. Those are the truths which the Bible states. Now the Bible actually uses many different words to talk about the human spirit. So it's good for us to know some of the familiar words which are used in the Bible to talk about the human spirit. Psalm 73.1, if someone could read out. Psalm 73.1. Surely God is good to Israel to those who are pure in heart. Here it says that God is good to those who are pure in heart. The word that is used over there, that's the word heart. But actually it's talking about those who are pure in their spirit. So here that word heart is being used to talk about the human spirit. In many places in the Old Testament and in some places even in the New Testament, when that word heart is being used, it's actually talking about the human spirit. John 7.38. Someone could read out. John 7.38. John 7.38. He who believes in me as the scripture has said, out of his heart will flow reverse of living water. Which version is that? Pastor King, this is the new King James version pastor. Should I change it? No, no, no, it's perfectly fine. So the NKJV, it uses the word heart, but literally the Greek word which is used in the original Greek Bible. That would be the word belly or stomach, which is why the KJV, which is which tried to do a little translation. It says out of his belly shall flow reverse of living water. So the actual word used over there in John 7.38 is the word stomach. But actually it's not talking about the physical stomach. It is talking about the human spirit. So in Psalm 73.1, the human spirit is being described as heart. In John 7.38, the human spirit is being described as belly. Let's look at another word which is generally used for the human spirit. 2 Corinthians 4.16. How does 2 Corinthians 4.16 describe the human spirit? Yeah, 2 Corinthians 4.16. Therefore we do not lose heart even though our outward man is perishing. Yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. Here the human spirit is being described as inward man or the inner person. So different words are used in the Bible to talk about the human spirit. Now one basic fact, we are spirit beings and we live inside a human body. What happens when the human body dies? Can I the spirit being say no, this body is dead but I'll continue living in it. No, the minute the human body dies, I the spirit being will have to vacate. Whether I want to or not, it is time for me to leave. Which is basically what James chapter 2 verse 26 says. As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead. Of course James 2.26 is trying to make another point, a different point. But the fact remains that we all who are spirit beings, we cannot continue to live inside the physical container once the physical container dies. So once that physical body dies, we will have to vacate it and we will have to either go to heaven or go to hell. Depending on whether we have a fallen sinful spirit or depending on whether we have a new living spirit. So based on that, we will either go to heaven or we will go to hell. Now what happens over there in heaven or hell? Will you have another physical body waiting for you over there? So when you go to heaven, will God give you another new body to get into so that you can live inside that or will you just be a spirit being? There's a lot of debate on this topic. I mean nobody really knows. But what we do know is about what will happen when we get the resurrected body. So we only have verses which talk about that. So let's look at a few scriptures which talk about that and then we'll try to make our own conclusion. Acts 24 verse 15. Acts 24 verse 15. Acts 24 verse 15. I have hope in God which they themselves also accept that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust. So you see both the just and the unjust will both experience resurrection. In other words, the dead bodies of the just people, the people of God and the dead bodies of the unjust people, the wicked people, both will receive a resurrection of their physical bodies at that time. Revelation 2013 says almost the same thing. If you can read out Revelation 20 verse 13, please. Revelation 20 verse 13. Revelation 20 verse 13. The sea gave up the dead who were in it and death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one according to his works. So both the dead bodies of the righteous people and the dead bodies of the wicked people will one day get resurrected. So the human bodies of these people will be resurrected. Let's look at one more scripture. 1 Corinthians 15 verse 52. 1 Corinthians 15 verse 52. 1 Corinthians 15 verse 52. In a moment in the twinkling of an eye at the last trumpet for the trumpet will sound and the dead will be raised incorruptible and we shall be changed. It says the dead will be raised indestructible. In the NIV tries to put it in simpler English. It says they will be raised with bodies that will not decay. Okay. So the basic difference between the unjust and the just is that those who are believers their dead bodies will be resurrected when the second coming of Christ happens. On the other hand the unbelievers their dead bodies will be resurrected during the white throne judgment. You know the great white throne judgment which will happen at the very end. So whether a person is a believer or whether a person is an unbeliever the dead body of that person will get resurrected at that point of time. If it's a believer at the time of the second coming of Jesus if the person is an unbeliever then the resurrection of the body will happen at the time of the great white throne judgment. So when this physical body which died gets resurrected into a form where it can no longer decay it will never again perish it will never again deteriorate. Then this person who is a spirit being will again start living inside that body. So if that person is an unbeliever he will get into his resurrected body and he will spend the rest of that of his you know existence in hell. On the other hand a believer he will get into his resurrected body he will be joined with his resurrected body and he will enjoy God's presence for the rest of eternity. So in the eyes of God the human body is that important you know we think oh the person is dead and you know the body has turned into dust it's gone we may think that but this is the fact which is mentioned in the Bible that this human body even though it turns literally into dust on that day of resurrection this deteriorated body will get resurrected and assume a new form in which that you know that resurrected body will no longer decay and all of us would actually be living in those bodies once again. Of course the resurrected body looks very different from the you know human body in which we are living now for instance Jesus Christ when he got his resurrected body he was able to go through the walls and yes he continued to eat even resurrected people you know they also eat. So this is what we learn from the scriptures about the about us being spirit beings and also about us having physical bodies which will be resurrected one day. Okay we don't have much time left but to look very briefly at the soul you know which is made up of the mind the will and the emotions. So based upon whether a person chooses to grow in God or not a believer can either have a very fleshly carnal mind will and emotions or they can choose to have a renewed mind if they choose to have a renewed mind then even their emotions and their will will be renewed. Okay so a believer has a choice they can either have a soul which is very carnal and fleshly or they can choose to have a soul which is renewing itself on a daily basis. Now the terms soul and spirit it's very difficult to you know cut the person and say okay this portion is spirit and this portion is soul. You can't exactly do that because we are spirit beings who have a soul you know we have mind we have will we have emotions the two are together. So basically in a lot of scriptures even though it doesn't actually say soul and spirit we have to understand soul and spirit always go together they are one package deal you can't separate soul and spirit we are spirit beings and we have a soul. There is no spirit being without a soul you know the two are together. So in Genesis 2 7 this is how it talks about you know Adam who was created it says that God breathed into his nostrils and it says and man became a living soul. The word that is used to whether the Hebrew word nefesh which is used over there that word literally means soul but we have to understand it's indicating both soul and spirit it's not like as if Adam was just a soul he was a spirit being with a soul. In the same way in Matthew 1626 it says what good will it be for someone to gain the whole world yet forfeit their soul and then it says in the next sentence or what can anyone give an exchange for their soul over there the word that is used the Greek word which is used is suke which also literally means soul but we have to understand it's not talking about just soul it's talking about both spirit and soul together. So we are spirit beings who have a soul we all have mind will and emotions. We have literally three minutes left for the third part of the human which is the human body okay let's see what we can fit into these three minutes. So the human body we are very very familiar with you know in science class we would have been told that the human body has got five physical senses you know we are able to hear we are able to see we are able to smell and taste and the fifth one I can't remember but anyway we have it. So these five senses what do they do they basically gather collect information and then the soul you know which is basically the mind will and emotions it processes it analyzes all this information which the five senses are giving for instance you know if I am looking at Sabita's phone okay my eyes see the phone my ears hear the explanation which she is giving about her phone and all the beautiful features that her new phone has got all that okay so my five physical senses are gathering the information about that about that phone and then my soul begins to process and analyze that information and the thought comes into my mind how nice it would be if I could take that phone maybe I can steal it. So then the soul which is made up of mind will and emotions has to take a decision will I choose to renew my mind and say no stealing is wrong or will I be like the or will I choose to have a carnal fleshly soul and say where's the harm she can buy another phone she's rich. So the body as such is not doing anything bad it's just gathering and collecting the information it's the soul if you have an unrenewed carnal fleshly soul you will end up taking all ungodly decisions that is why believers are urged in Romans chapter 12 verses 1 and 2 to renew our minds on a daily basis so that we will have a soul which will take this information which the body is giving and process it and make godly correct decisions rather than making ungodly bad decisions. So the human body is just collecting the information the soul decides I the spirit being with my soul I decide whether I'm going to use this information in a godly manner or whether I'm going to use it in an ungodly manner. So we have literally touched 1150 alright let's close with the word of prayer Lord there are many complicated things that we covered today in our class but Lord we pray that whatever is important whatever is essential for our relationship with you we will retain those things we will remember those things and we will practice them apply them in our lives all the other more complicated things that we have learned Lord we leave it in your hands if and when we require that information we pray that you would remind us of those things so that we can use those arguments to explain about you to someone who may be having doubts. Thank you Lord in Jesus name amen.