House of God
Today’s Topic: Who We Are: A Spirit/Flesh Revelation
Scripture: Galatians 3:28; 2 Corinthians 5:1-3
Greetings Kingdom Citizens:
In the last message we talked about man being a spirit, first and his flesh is his clothing. The flesh is not who he is, but it is merely his clothing. The spirit man is the actual being of man but let’s look at this scripturally because Paul discussed and expounded on this to the church at Corinth.
2 Corinthians 5:1-3: For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: if so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.
Now this first thing that should jump out is the fact that the scripture says “our earthly house”. There is a difference between the being and the house. Now if the being and the house are one, then if the house is destroyed so is the being. The word tabernacle in scripture is interpreted as tent or dwelling place. Now our being and our earthly house (flesh) are separate entities. Our flesh simply allows us to function on earth much like a space suit allows a human to operate in space. So we must keep in mind that we are spirits and we are clothed in flesh that is deteriorating as time goes by. This is why scripture in verse 2 goes on to say we groan to be clothed with our house which is from heaven. Why? Because that house is eternal and immortal. This fleshly house is but for a time and is deteriorating as we progress through time. Now if we understand that our spirit, which is our being, is different from our flesh then we understand that if the tent (flesh) is destroyed then we will live. The natural body is subject to corruption and decay. Once that body is destroyed you are raised in a spiritual body that is immortal and incorruptible.
Now our view of life is directly correlated to the view point we choose to see through. As long as you see yourself as a spirit clothed with flesh then you understand that your purpose in life is to represent God who is the Father of your spirit. The type of person is not concerned with issues of the flesh and let me show you in scripture.
Galatians 3:28: There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus
Many people especially people who are out of order in the church as it relates to titles and positions, try to use this scripture to justify and this is wrong. This scripture is showing the stark difference between being in Christ Jesus and being in the world. In Christ Jesus, because we are spirits, spirits have no gender, social class or ethnicity. So the spirit within a male is the same spirit within a female. The housing is used to represent something about God in the Earth, so the female fleshly housing is to represent something and the male fleshly housing is to show and represent something about God. Those things being described in Galatians 3:28 refer to our humanity and has nothing to do with the nature of being spirit. Now there is one condition that humbles all of us to the same point and that is death.
So many people spend their lives obsessing about what they will become in this life and end up failing because they never reach the destiny that God has for their life which would lead to a fulfilled life. The greatest opportunity in earth for mankind is to represent our Father. So many people search to be this and that but the best decision you can make is to become who God see you as and allow Him to live in you and through you for His pleasure and Will.
We will continue this in the next message and see the ultimate devastation that that fall created in the lives of mankind.
At the Father’s Service,
Elder Calvin Calhoun Jr.
