 So this course, we are going to be looking at inner wholeness and as the course, you may have read the description, we're going to be dealing with the area of the soul in our mind, our will and that entire aspect that was left untouched when we were born again. So we're going to look at that aspect and how the emotional part of us and how as believers, as human beings, the challenges that we face in that area, that area can be a part of us, can be a source of great joy and learning but also we could face challenges, we could face limitations, we could face certain things that are really frustrating for us. Now I always think about it, for a believer to be frustrated, it is this, that when a believer knows that who he or she is, identity is strong, that this is who he or she is in Christ positionally, and all the things that God has given freely, yet at the same time unable to make use of it or unable to make progress because of being limited in thought, word and action. And this area of our soul is very important because it can be a cause of great frustration, it can be a cause of great challenge and problems that we might be facing like anger, rage, hatred, maybe depression, great sadness, recurring sadness, fears, maybe anxieties, recurring anxieties, recurring fears, which really hold us back with the whole from living the life that God wants us to live. So this can be, so we are addressing this and saying, okay, as human beings we've probably journeyed already, 2030, like 40, how many ever years, and so it is in all probability, we already know, okay, this is an area, this is a challenge for me, this is the thing that is that is okay for me, this is an area that I need, I need healing, I need restoration, so in the journey that we've made so far, I'm sure that we are already facing those things, so we're going to be looking at that, looking at that, addressing that in this course and I'm sure that it'll be a time of liberation as well and healing, as we, I'm sorry, as we put to practice, as we apply what we learned in this course, so just like who we are in Christ course of the first semester, this course also is a very practical one and where we can apply these truths immediately, so we learn something and we can apply it and we can actually see, you know, as we consistently apply these truths in our lives that we see the benefit, we see the fruit of it in our own sense and that is one aspect of it, that we ourselves are restored, made strong, healed and so on and also the second part of it is that we personally, we thrive, we know this area becomes so strong in our lives that we thrive and flourish, right, the other side of it is also that we get to serve others, minister to others, this very same thing that we, when we identify, we can share with others what we have learned and what we have applied in our own lives and say, okay, you know, this is something that can be done and we can see the fruit of it, people being delivered, people being set free and it can be, you know, we can be an instrument in God's hands to bring these things to us in other's lives as well, so this is something that we will be looking at in this course, as far as grading is concerned for us as online students, it will be two quizzes and the same would go for e-learning students as well, there will be two graded quizzes and the dates will be announced, so the total of that will make up the score for the course, okay, so let me just share the course material and it is already uploaded for you, so you can follow through, okay, sorry, sorry, I think I made a mistake, just one second, yeah, it's come up, okay, so we are establishing some basics here in this class, so one of the first things that we will look at is that we, we are tripod beings, we are going to look at the fact that we are, in fact, three parts, this is how God created us, that we are spirit, soul and body, we are tripod beings, spirit, soul and body, we have the natural part of us or the physical part of us is the body, which of course ceases to function when we are dead and goes back down to the earth, then we have the eternal part of us, which is the spirit and the soul, okay, spirit and the soul and 1 Thessalonians 5 and verse 23 describes that beautifully, 1 Thessalonians 5 and verse 23 we see, it says, now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, all right, and may your whole spirit and the word used there is Numa, soul, spirit, soul and the word used there is okay, from which we get psychology, the root word for all that psychology and body and the word used there is you know, Soma or the flesh or the body, so Numa, Suke and Soma, the body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, okay, so this gives information about any human being that there is a spirit, soul and body and he, the person lives in a body and the person has an eternal part which is spirit and soul, right, so the Lord God when he formed us, he, Genesis 2 7 talks about the fact that he, yeah, he just formed man of the earth and then he breathed into man, he put into man something of himself and that we, you know, something of himself which is his spirit and he breathed into man and man became a living being, so we have the, we are made in the image of God and we have the spirit and the soul and we have the body, right, so if you look at 1 Thessalonians 5, coming back to 1 Thessalonians 5 says, may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely and may your spirit, soul and body be preserved blameless, okay, so the Lord, it says the Lord wants to set us up aside, may the Lord set you aside or sanctify you completely, obviously for his purpose, for his plan to be, you know, that's his will, that's his plan, that's his desire and may your whole spirit, soul and body be preserved blameless, let it be preserved meaning let it be protected from harm or danger, let it be preserved from or let it be guarded from any kind of injury or loss, may it be preserved at the coming, right, so the spirit and soul and of course we are addressing the soul, so may it be preserved blameless, may it be protected, may it be guarded from any kind of damage or injury or harm at the coming of the Lord, okay, the same message version says, may God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you together, spirit, soul and body and keep your foot, keep your foot, sorry, for the coming of our Master, okay, the Lord who makes everything holy, the one who sanctifies, make you holy, put you together, spirit, soul and body and keep you fit, so we get this understanding that yes, the Lord wants us well in all these three realms, spirit, soul and body, right, so it's his desire, it's one of the verses which talk about the fact that Lord wants us well, spirit, soul and body, he wants us to thrive in all these areas, it's not that, that's his desire, that's his plan, so we see that may it be preserved blameless, so the soul part of us, the emotional part of us, the suke, right, the mind and the will, let it be preserved blameless, okay, another verse, three John and the verse two, okay, it says, beloved I pray that you may prosper in all things, okay, so John is praying for the church and he's saying, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul or the suke prospers, right, so he's praying the will of God, he's praying the desire of God, for man, for the disciples, now for this particular church, believers and he's saying this is what it is, I pray that you may prosper in all things, I prosper physically, prosper emotionally, prosper spiritually and be in health, right, just as your soul or your suke prospers, right, so just as we watch out or look out for the well-being of our body, just as we make sure that our spirit man is strong and is fed and is given the proper nutrition of, you know, of the word of God and the things of the spirit that is nurtured, so also for our mind or our soul, right, and one of the things that we need to be sure of is this, you know, the spirit soul and body aspect of it and it, you know, we've been looking at it time and time again right from the first semester about the spirit soul and body and we need to be sure of it, we need to be strong in it, right, so in the Old Testament, some of these things are used interchangeably, the soul and spirit, but we see that demarcation, you know, very clearly and right from Hebrews 412, you know, Hebrews 412 which talks about the word of God being sharper than any to us, so able to pierce even to the division of soul and spirit, right, to know the intents of the heart and the thoughts, so we need to be clear, okay, what is the soul, what is the spirit, what is the spirit soul, body, the body, that's the part of it, you know, it's, it's, it's plain, right, plain for us to see and understand, but we need, we need to be sure whenever the Bible talks about the soul, it's talking about this aspect of us, right, so the emotional aspect of us, the rational, emotional, the imagination, so that part of us, okay, okay, so let's look at, yeah, so we need to be clear, so soul, what does, what does it involve, what all does it involve, what all does it include, you know, our thoughts, our reasoning, what is reasoning when we, when we apply our mind and when we, when we give it, you know, when we think about certain things and we reason, so what is that word, it means that we apply our mind and thoughts and information that we have received and use that to come to certain conclusions, right, we come to certain conclusions, right, is it right or wrong, right, it's, it's also what we say as judging, right, we judge, we discern, is it right or wrong, is it, is it good or bad, is it the, is it a good decision, is the right cause of action or not, right, should I do this or not, so we reason, right, it is also what we call as imagination, right, we imagine, we, we, I mean, we think creatively, we imagine, it is not there yet in the natural, but we imagine it, okay, I can imagine this is how we want things to be, right, we can imagine and think about the next cause of action, we can imagine, you know, what our future is like, so the power of imagination or the ability to imagine and we can do it negatively also, you know, we can imagine, it might, while it might not be the reality, we can imagine things going wrong, we can imagine, you know, us failing and being in defeat, we can imagine that things being, us being miserable and all that, it can be in the realm of our mind, right, our soul, so it includes that, so you see, it's a very powerful aspect of our, of us being a human being, the ability to imagine, the ability to reason, think, right, well, it also includes memories, it's like our soul has a vast memory bank, right from childhood, as far as we can go back, we have this reservoir or, you know, deposit of all these memories, you know, things that have happened, good and the bad, all those high points that marked our life and all the, all the lowest points of our lives, we have these fantastic bank of memories and, oh, excuse me, and, and sometimes these are, you know, these are triggered, we, we find ourselves, you know, thinking these memories are brought to us, we find ourselves thinking about certain things, because maybe a conversation triggers or pulls out some, some of these memories, maybe some, a place, maybe a song, right, a tune, something, a word maybe, or even sometimes a smell, you know, whatever input we get through our physical senses, you know, triggers those memories and, you know, our mind has a vast bank of memories, right, and also thinking patterns, right, thinking patterns in the sense that we, the way, the sequence of thoughts, which lead to action, okay, that's a pattern, so there could be a, you know, set pattern of thoughts leading to certain actions in our minds, you know, so like, please, it could be good or bad, right, maybe under pressure, this is how we think, this is how we act, and we are rewarded, this is how we think, this is how we act, when, when we are faced with temptation, this is how we, you know, certain kinds of temptation, this is how we think, this is our thought pattern, and this is how we act, so thinking patterns, so everything is in the area of our soul, the soul, right, so okay, so what are the Bibles, whenever the Bible mentions the heart or the inner man and the flesh, you know, we just need to know the difference, so whenever we think of, whenever we talk about the inner person or the inner man, we are referring to the spirit and soul, right, inner man, inner person, the heart, whenever the word heart, you know, I love the Lord your God with all your heart, the heart is oftentimes, like most times it's referred to the spirit of man, and in the Old Testament, the word lead in a fish is used, and it's used to, when we look at the context, we see that it is used for both spirit and soul, interchangeably, so it is addressing, you know, the spirit and soul, like for example, Genesis 6 and verse 5, a classic example, right, says it's talking about what man is thinking, what man's imagination is, and things that we would actually, you know, point out and say, okay, this is something to do with the mind, right, so here it says, and man saw, at God saw, sorry, Genesis 6 and verse 5, God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually, okay, so he's referring to, we could say, okay, it's referring to the inner person, it could be referred to the spirit and the soul collectively, right, because of course, we know that man had a sin nature, and it's also talking about imaginations and intents, right, what his mind was on, so it's used for both spirit and soul, right, and so we know that our inner person, in the Old Testament, it's referred to collectively, but in the Bible, we know that heart refers primarily to the inner person, the inner man, okay, which is spirit, we also look at another word, which is flesh, and we see this primarily in the Old Testament, I mean, sorry, the New Testament, the New Testament, the Epistles, so we see that the flesh refers to the appetites of the body, okay, so referring to the negative or the evil desires, the inappropriate desires or appetites of the body, that is the flesh, but it also refers to our mind, right, our thinking, right, it could be our emotions, it could be attitudes, right, it could be certain kinds of thoughts, so thoughts, emotions, attitudes, right, also referred to as the flesh, unrenewed thinking, unrenewed mind referred to as a flesh, look at Galatians chapter 5, now the works of the flesh, verse 19, now the works of the flesh are evident, which means it's plain, it's clear, what are the works of the flesh, adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries and the like, okay, so if you look at this list, you can see that certain things are actions, adultery, fornication, idolatry, sorcery, drunkenness, murders, revelries, some things are actions, acts, our works, then we also see things like uncleanness, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, wrong beliefs, heresies, so we see these are referred, these are emotions or thought processes, so everything that is happening in the mind, so emotions also, so we see when we look at the word flesh, it talks about inappropriate or wrong desires, appetites of the body, but it also refers to some of these wrong attitudes or emotions or strongholds, what you would say of the mind, okay, so when we're looking at what is of the heart, what the Bible talks about the heart, as we can study the whole aspect of soul, we see that it could be, I mean when we look at the flesh, the word flesh, it refers to the body, the desires, appetites of the body and also some of these things in the mind as well, okay, so because we're going to be studying about that and when we look at scripture, we see these things come up, you know, the flesh in the epistles and works of the flesh, so we need to know, okay, this is what it refers to, it refers to something that I do with the body, but also refers to certain things in my mind, okay, which are not right before God, right, okay, then we let's look at, you know, is there a difference between the brain and the soul, okay, so what is it, when we talk about the mind, of course we know that all our thinking and processing, everything happens in the brain, right, so is the brain the same as the soul, so we see that when we use the word brain, we are referring to the physical organ, right, the physical organ, because you know, that is what it is, like when if someone were to do a surgery on us and, you know, something to do with the brain, they would be able to touch and feel and see, okay, this is what the brain is, right, it refers to the physical organ, but the soul is a little bit abstract, it's part of us, we do not see the soul, right, because it is the mind, it is the thoughts, these are the imaginations, these are the thought processes and thought patterns, okay, so it refers to us, and what happens psychologically, so the brain is a physical organ, which shows up when we, you know, if a doctor were to scan and do a procedure, whatever, while the person cannot actually, you know, see the soul part of us, because it comprises of all this, right, so the mind affects the brain and the body, that's another thing that we see, that is our thoughts can actually have or can actually affect us physically, the physical organ also has the tendency to be affected, and our physical being, our body itself has the tendency to be affected because of what goes on in a person's soul, right, so these are referred to as psychosomatic, like soma being the body, psycho coming from the suke, psychologically, so psychosomatic, which means that things in the mind are extreme sadness, extreme stress affecting the body, right, but it has its root in our thoughts, our thought processes and so on, affecting the body, like people sometimes complain that, okay, I'm having this rash, skin rash, which is breaking out, and why does that happen, you know, every time stressed, every time I undergo great pressure, I seem to have this skin rash, right, or you know, I'm going through this difficult period of my life, maybe it's bereavement or something, and I'm unable to eat, I'm unable to sleep, so this physical functions of, you know, this appetite of eating or, you know, resting, which the body requires, is affected because of some things that are going on psychologically, right, so we see there's a psycho somatic, there could be even issues with the heart, issues with, you know, certain other organs of the body because of psychological things, so we see that it's interconnected, right, and the distinction is there, we see in scripture, but it's, you know, we see that it is interconnected, okay, so yes, so the problems, what we refer to as, you know, something's problems are, when the soul is not thriving, flourishing as it should, but it's, in fact, it's struggling, we see that this is, these are kind of sicknesses of the soul, emotional problems, psychological problems, okay, and let's look at some of them, right, and then we'll take some questions, okay, uncontrolled temper, okay, person just flies off, something triggers, uncontrolled, so they themselves are not aware or even if they are aware, they don't seem to be able to bring things under control, either the words they speak or the action, normally they would not, but then in this, you know, when they are angry, they just lose all control, right, maybe hatred, it's hatred for someone seems to be so deep rooted, it's not, nothing will seem to change that depression, like continued sadness, a sense of, a deep sense of sadness, which affects our being, which affects our regular functioning, right, no matter what's happening, this is not, it's not going away, right, you're trying to do things, you're trying to do the things that you like, you know, maybe you're going to this place, trying out, something, a new restaurant, trying to eat that, or trying to do things that you normally enjoy, listening to, but it's still there, it's just lingering, a deep sense of maybe a heaviness, like a depression, okay, then controlling fears and worry, anxiety, just clubbing that together, fears, worry, anxieties, which seem to limit us, which seem to really control us, right, so that we're not our usual self, not able to do the things that we want to do, you know, there's so much of fear, and then there is, I don't know, like when we went through the pandemic, and then of course, we came out of that, and then a lot of people were really, you know, held by, or controlled by this fear, what if, what if, and so it took a long time people to really step out, right, and interact with others or step out of the confines of their home, and you know, because of this fear, what if I get infected, controlling fears, worries and anxieties, a poor sense of self-worth, okay, they might be very skilled, they might be very talented, they might be very good at what they do, but having a poor sense of self-worth, irrespective of who they, you know, who they are, what they have, the things that they, there seems to be a sense, a very poor estimation of themselves, they look at themselves in the mirror and then they constantly tell themselves that they are no good, they constantly think that they are, you know, they are maybe not good-looking, they are ugly or not capable, you know, so a wrong estimate of themselves, like poor self-worth, then a deep-seated rejection, feelings of inadequacy, a deep sense of failure, feelings of insecurity, suicidal tendencies, lust, addictions and the list goes on, okay, so these could be some of the, what we could call as a sickness of the soul, problems of the soul, okay, so these are some things that limit us functioning the way we should function, okay, so before we go into some of the problems that occur in a person or problems that a person could have because of problems in the soul and before we go into that, maybe if you, if at all you have any questions or anything, any thoughts, you could share that, any questions at all at this point, any questions, okay, so we are, so we are clear about this whole area of the soul, what it comprises of, okay, and we are also clear about what the Bible refers to when it mentions the heart or the soul, which we clear about that and the distinction between spirit and soul, right, we should be clear about that spirit, soul and body of course, right, we should be clear about that, if there are any doubts, any lack of clarity, feel free to ask, get that clarified, okay, okay, so if there are no questions, we'll just move forward, but I just want to, yeah, I just want to ask, just mention that, if at all there are questions, because these are foundational things, like for a believer, and I can say that for a long time, I struggled in these foundation areas, so it really couldn't pinpoint, what was the issue, what are some things that, and how do I address this, and then once there was this whole revelation, teaching on the spirit and the soul and the body, and then the things were clear, okay, this is what happened when I was born again, this did not happen when I was born again, so that address, that answer a lot of questions, right, okay, me being a Christian, me being a believer, a disciple who loves the Lord, loves the Word, then why some things are not going right personally, right, behavior-wise, or it could be even, you know, attitude, regard to attitudes, regard to some of those things that are going on in the mind, why is it, if I am a believer, if I'm a new creation, shouldn't that also be different, right, so once this teaching or this truth was made clear, then all those questions were answered, yeah, so Isaac, you have something to say, something to ask? Yes, Pastor, I just want to ask a simple question, yeah, now we are talking about this kri-partite component of the human, the spirit, the body and the soul, right, yeah, I just want to know whether a non-believer has these three components, of course, when we are believers and we are baptized or in Christ with the spirit in the world, in us, that we know, but for the sake of a non-believer, does he have the spirit who already knows that he has the body and he has the soul, or does he have the spirit also? Right, yeah, Isaac, I think that's a very valid question, so the answer is that, you know, there is a distinction between the human spirit and the Holy Spirit, you know, that's a that's a distinction, so all of us as human beings, we are created spirit, soul and body, you know, irrespective of whether we are followers of the Lord Jesus, whether we know Jesus or not, we are created spirit, soul and body, so what happens to a believer is that when he is born again, his spirit is, you know, the Bible says it's made alive and that, you know, that's that's a word which refers to the quickening or made alive, being alive to the things of God, being able to respond to God, right, so, you know, like if you look at Ephesians chapter 2 and verse 1 says, and you, he made alive, okay, this is what Ephesians 2 verse 1 says, and you, he made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, so yeah, so I was walking in sin, I was walking in trespasses, but physically I was alive, right, so, but here Ephesians says, you, he made alive, so he's referring to a spiritual quickening, right, referring to something that came alive to God, to the things of God, so our spirit man was, if you want to use the word, it was, you know, as what God says, it was dead to God, dead to the things of God, or non-responsive or rebellious to things of God, but when you're born again, our spirit man comes alive, which was made alive and the Holy Spirit came and indwelled us, so, so that is the, that is the difference, right, so for a person who is not born again, who's not a believer, the spirit man is dead to the things of God, is alive to sin, right, like we, what we read in the, in Romans chapter 6, we were, we were dead to the things of God and alive to sin, but now, since we are born again, we are alive to God and so, so that's the, that's the difference, just trying to see the reference, yeah, yeah, so we are, we're alive to the things of God, the Holy Spirit speaks to us, we are, we are able to hear, listen and receive, we pray and you know that your prayers are being heard and so on, you're communing with God and it's because it happens in the realm of our spirit, right, so that's the difference, the human spirit and the Holy Spirit, God's spirit, who indwells us, so, so that, that's the difference, so yes, so every human being is born, spirit, soul and body, the spirit is dead to the things of God, but we are born again, we are alive to the things of God, we are able to receive revelation, receive, maybe, you know, the word of God, the, the quickened to us, the realm of the word of God, all that we are able to receive in our spirit man, does that answer Isaac? Yes sir, thank you. First I have a small question. Yeah, John here, but in second question, seven, one, therefore having these promises delivered, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit is mentioned, yeah, yeah, so I just wanted to know, is there work need to be done in, even in the spirit as well or does this refer to soul? Yeah, actually it's very clear of the flesh and the spirit, so it means that our spirit man is a capable, you know, yes, we are born again and the spirit man is capable of being contaminated, you know, but how does that happen? You know, one of the things that we can look at is probably, you know, just as my opinion, it could be maybe wrong teaching, right, things that I'm feeding my spirit with, so that could be, you know, one, so your question is, okay, what should I do in order to cleanse that, right, so in terms of, is that right? Yeah, so the thing is that the process is the same that we, you know, we renew our mind, bring ourselves in a position to receive the things from God or, you know, receive from him or position ourselves, make us as available to his work, work of cleansing, work of, you know, renewal and so on. And the responsibility that has been given to us, you know, by the spirit, we put to death the things of the body and that we intentionally renew our mind and thinking and experience transformation. So those are our responsibilities. Particularly with the things of the spirit, we don't see, you know, any instruction apart from the fact that, okay, you know, when you feed your spirit man, like Manchur Adler, but by the loan, so you take care of that, when we pray, you know, we are receiving the mysteries of God, when we pray in spirit, you know, we receive the mysteries of God in our spirit, when we pray in the spirit, a spirit man is being edified, we are being edified, referring to the spirit man being edified. So these are some things that we see that we can do, but specifically, you know, cleansing the spirit, we really don't see, but we also see, you know, references like Ephesians chapter five, I think, where we are being washed by the water of the word. So I think these are some things that we, you know, we continue to receive and experience the cleansing work of the spirit in our spirit. Any other thought, questions? Okay, so let's look at this part of the sickness, I mean, the problems related, okay, just probably look at one, we'll have time for that, and then we'll go on. So when it comes to behavior, okay, behavior is what we actually outwardly do, like the choices that we make, behavior and choices. Okay, so if there is a problem related to the soul or our thinking, then we see the outworking of it, okay, the outworking is maybe we could see some compulsive behaviors, some addictive behaviors, like we are addicted to certain things, addicted to certain habits, addicted to certain ways of doing things. It could also be impulsive, certain things that are repetitive, right? What we would call as obsessive compulsive disorder, right? So we see that, okay, like I know of her person, actually, I haven't seen it in action, but then I came to here, I mean, I can do know that every time he leaves the house, he has to wash, you know, wash his hands multiple times, multiple times because he's fear of, you know, touching something or infecting or, you know, as and we're getting dirty whatever, yes, wash multiple times. And not only just leaving the house but also throughout the day, right? You know, maybe we wash a normal thing, maybe when you get your hands dirty or your hands feel something, it's grimy, you wash, or you're before a meal, you know, you wash, right? But just think of it in an hour, you know, maybe five, six times, it's going, washing, so and so much so that physically itself, the hands become like, they're kind of pinkish, reddish, you know, tinge, because of the constant washing, scrubbing, washing, scrubbing, because you feel that something is there, something is dirty, and need to be cleaned. So that's not a normal thing, it's a compulsive behavior. And where is the root of that? It's in the realm of our soul, realm of the thought. There is a wrong idea or a wrong thought that you need to do that, you know, it's a repetitive, compulsive thing. So that's a behavior, that's the fruit of it, but the problem is actually in the area of the soul, right? Okay, so there are many more, and we'll look at each of them, and we'll do that in tomorrow's class, and we'll stop here. Okay, thank you, God bless, have a great day.