1. Man is created in 3 parts - soul, spirit, body. 1 thess. 5:23 - body- relate to physical world - soul- how we relate to other people, will, desire, emotions - spirit- how we relate to God, conscience 2. The Holy Spirit of God dwells in the human spirit of man - we are a temple. 1 Cor. 3:13, 6:19-20; Ek. 36:26-27 3. Only the word of God by the spirit of God can cut between spiritual life and soul life - divides to let the ahold spirit control and not the soul