Body and Soul

Man was created in the “image” of God. We see the image of God in the person of Christ. The image of God is both spirit in nature and body in Christ. The image is both body and soul. The body and soul are whole and one. They are not two parts in one.  Man is both body and soul as a whole. Body and soul is man’s nature. Body and soul express each other.  Man’s body is both holy and sacred. Holy and sacred because God created man, Christ became man, the Holy Spirit resides in the temple that is man, man’s body will be resurrected and live forever perfectly for eternity in the glory of God. The body is made of matter. Man is cosmic. Man is made of star stuff and the material of creation. The soul is heavenly and divine. Man is the only creature in creation composed as matter and spirit. Man connects creation to the spirit. Christ connects man to God. All of creation is in Man, man is in Christ, and Christ is in God. Everything was created for man; man was created to love God. Without God there is no purpose or meaning to man. Without meaning or purpose to man there is no point to creation. Creation is for the purpose of man. Body and soul are united in one whole. One affects the other. How man treats his body will affect his soul and visa versa. There is balance between the body and soul. When man honours his body his soul thrives and is strengthened. When man abuses his body, the soul deteriorates and is weakened. When the soul falls into sin, the body is damaged and corrupted. Sin causes the separation of the soul from God. Death enters the body of man because man becomes separate from the source of life which is God. Christ conquered sin and death because he was God and man. He became body and soul and was also God. He broke the strangle hold, the curse on man. That is why we say he saved us. He saved us from sin and death.