Fractional Beings

 

Fractional Beings

In God we have the opportunity to be made whole.  But what does that mean?

An understanding of the composition of man is essential before talking of this idea.  God says we were created in His image.  Correct. Adam was created in God’s full image.  We are created in Adam’s image.  This awareness is crucial.  We are not gods.  We are made in the similitude of God.  We have fallen from perfection as Adam sinned and brought down the entire race of Mankind.  So we look like the fallen Adam, our father from which we inherit our composition.

     Our minds are fully intact, however suffering the fall, they are used sparingly. I heard it said we use a small part of our brains when compared to the whole.  Since the mind and physical brain are intrinsically linked, our minds are diminished.  Yet, in referenced to the image of God, our minds can perceive as needed.

     Our souls can fully envelop the emotions of God.  As in sin, we are retarded yes, but the feeling part of us can share in the experience God has put forth for us.  We live as beings in joy to despair.  We display the full spectrum while walking this life.  Hence, the soul remains unaffected by sin.  Maybe stunted, but none-the-less able to feel.

     Our bodies fully house our spirit and soul.  Nothing has changed to that point.  When to say we are made in God’s image by looking at our physical bodies, we see His handiwork.  However, God is spirit.  So to say our bodies reflect Him makes no sense.  Genetically, through science, we have found our makeup to be extremely lacking.  Mankind’s gene pool is becoming more polluted with every generation.  With mutations and weakness, disease is becoming more of a threat.  We can protect our bodies through sanitation and such, but in the end, death comes in various shades.

     Finally our spirits are called into question.  Upon conception, the Great Creator is confined by spiritual law which He has imposed upon Himself.  Like surely begets like as He forms in the womb a creature resembling its parents.  Since Adam, the original spirit of man has been dark.  Adam’ flashlight was switched off as he went into hiding afraid of the Lord.  Adam was formed in perfection of with a spirit being pro-God always wanting Him. But after his sin he found himself naturally wanting to turn away.  So by the inherited nature, we are born wanting to follow our father’s inclination to turn from God.  Our inborn spirits then resist God.  It is like the difference between a wild animal and a tame animal.  Our spiritual afraidness of God is inbred.

     So how does Jesus offer wholeness?  If our minds can be renewed through proper meditation and our souls can enjoy peace when reconciled to God, what remains to be changed when our bodies remain the same?

     Paramount in scripture lies this verse:

^John3:3 “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

     And what is born again is a man’s spirit.  His mind, soul, and body substantially remain unchanged at rebirth. Upon rebirth, Man’s flashlight switches on.  He becomes pro-God for the first time, wanting the company of His new Father leaving the desires of his old father of Adam.  This is the rebirth that must happen if we are to call ourselves children of God.  

     A test would be our cleaving to the Light.  Are we drawn to Him and His people?  Do we enjoy fellowship in time spent in peace?  Certain indicators point to a person legitimately being born again in the spirit.  The matter of the ensuing drive towards water baptism and a desire to tell everyone of the good news is key.

     When a man enters this world, he certainly lacks.  He is a fraction of the being God intended.  Although his mind, soul, and body are there, his spirit is down in the dust.  What Jesus offers is another start with an energizer He calls spirit.  When He lights this up in a man, all other parts of him share in the rejuvenation. This is the wholeness He works when all the parts of man, with the promised future glorified body, come into completeness at the end.  In Jesus, this is our hope as our bodies here see decay.  In fraction we walk, till we are redeemed.  Until then, He rebirths us and seals us with His spirit guaranteeing future glory.