Judy wrote: > Jesus' body was a temple of the Holy Spirit So is our body...
Judy wrote: > and the other spirit had nothing in Him (John 14:30) And the other spirit has nothing in us when we are in Christ... Judy wrote: > Biology aside, if the prince of this world had been given > a hook in Him as He has legally in the rest of us He would > not have been fit to be a sacrifice for the whole world. The prince of this world did not have any hook in him. In this conversation, you constantly confuse the word "flesh" with the concepts of "spirit" and "soul." If Jesus had sin in his spirit or soul, or in his heart or mind, then the devil would have had a hook in him. The only entrance to our flesh that the devil has is through our spirit and our mind. He is a spiritual being. We must be open to him and grant him access, then he can gain access to our flesh. The sin nature which dwells in the flesh has nothing to do with the devil. It has to do with us. The only way it becomes involved with the devil is when we grant the devil access to our flesh through our spirit. There are several sources of sin in this world: 1. The flesh, through genes inherited from our ancestors. 2. The spirits of this world which operate in the air (our atmosphere). 3. Our spirit, IF we have in the past given heed to seducing spirits and defiled ourselves through the action of sin. 4. Our soul, IF we have defiled it by carnal activities and the lust of our flesh. Jesus was not affected by any of these sources except for number 1, his flesh. The devil had nothing in him. When we say he was from above and heavenly, we are talking about his spirit, not his flesh. We know his flesh was of the earth. He was killed and buried. The body he received at his resurrection was a heavenly body, but his body he had prior to this was an earthly body just like ours. If he hit his hand with a hammer while working, it hurt, bruised, bled, etc. If someone stabbed him with a knife, he felt it and he bled. If he did not eat, he got hungry. He experienced sickness (Isaiah 53:3) and he struggled in life like everybody else. He grew in knowledge and wisdom and had to learn obedience, not because he was disobedient, but because he grew and matured like everyone else. God in heaven does not have this learning and growing process. God in heaven cannot be tempted with evil, but God in the flesh could be tempted with evil. Why? Because of the nature of the flesh, as explained in Romans 7. All of these things are spiritually discerned, so spend some time in prayer considering these things. The Holy Spirit is a better teacher than any of us, and I suspect you are more open to hear Him than to hear me. Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
