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sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power" (Romans 42-43). In 1 Corinthians 15:44-46 Paul goes on: "So also it is written [in Genesis 2:7] that the first man Adam became a living soul. The last Adam [Christ] became a life giving Spiritthe first man is from the earth; the second is from Heaven".
The body plays a major part in expressing the spirit. It expresses the gifts of the Spirit (1 Corinthians Chapter 12). It is a vehicle for exercising worship. We form relationships with the body; we communicate verbally. Christ himself came in an earthly body, although His was obviously controlled by the Spirit, as ours should be. The Spirit can even quicken our mortal bodies. "And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwells in you (Romans 8:10).

The body is limited when subjected to the soul. The soulish body feels and reacts on the emotional, not Spirit, level. It is limited in time, space, and ability to move from one place to another. The spirit body will be absolutely unlimited and could be a million miles away instantly, and tune in immediately to anyone, anyplace. Jesus appeared suddenly in the midst of the disciples. The doors were locked, but no walls could hold Him out. No fleshly body can know God.

THE SPIRIT

We have met the spirit in the preceding sections. But what is the spirit and how can we recognize it? How do we walk by it? We must understand that our spirit is a distinct part of our nature, as viable as our bodies. It is controlled easily by our will. In other words, if we will our spirit to be focused on God, in time it will connect and you will be aware of it. The spirit works according to laws, just like our human bodies and souls. In the natural plane, if you touch the stove, you will be burned. It is a law. You cannot walk through walls; it is a natural barrier. But the Spirit works by laws some of which are familiar to us. In the Spirit Christ says if you seek you will find. Similarly, in the natural, if you seek hard and long enough you will find. If you want to be rich, just seek that goal and eventually you will find it. If you want to sell, seek and be persistent; you will. Whatever you set your heart on, and persistently pursue, you will find. If you seek after an

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