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Lesson 24 Hope of Israel Ministries BIBLE Correspondence Course 13

Each man may build a different house,
eat different foods -- live an entirely different
way of life from every other. If a man wants to
change his way of life HE CAN! Man is not
subject to instinct, governed by a set of
pre-determined natural principles, as are
animals.
Man can CHOOSE -- HE HAS FREE
MORAL AGENCY! He can devise codes of
morals and exercise self-discipline. Man can
originate ideas and evaluate scientific
knowledge because he has a MIND which is
made in the “image” of YEHOVAH’s own
mind! Man can devise, plan, and bring his plan
to fruition -- because he has some of the same
creative powers YEHOVAH God Himself has!
BUT MAN’S POWERS ARE LIMITED NOW!
The attributes of mind and character
When the spirit in man is connected with the
make man YEHOVAH’s unique physical
physical brain it forms human mind.
creation. YEHOVAH has shared some of His
own qualities -- the image of His mind -- with
those who couldn’t understand his message
man -- and expects man to develop the IMAGE
accused him of BLASPHEMY!
of YEHOVAH GOD’S PERFECT HOLY
CHARACTER.
The Spirit in Man
That is the wonderful purpose YEHO-
VAH God is working out here below!
1. Since man has no immortal soul within
YEHOVAH gave man the ability to
him which lives on apart from his body after his
choose right from wrong -- and commands man
death -- man IS a soul -- does the Bible speak
to choose RIGHT! By constantly choosing
elsewhere of A SPIRIT IN MAN? I Corin-
YEHOVAH’s ways -- making the right
thians 2:9-14. Notice especially verse 11.
decisions YEHOVAH Himself would make man
2. Is this spirit the man himself -- or is it
can develop the very character image of
something that is in the man? Verse 11.
YEHOVAH God!
3. Does YEHOVAH God form this spirit
This is what man was designed to
WITHIN each human being? Zechariah 12:1.
become at creation. This is the wonderful reason
COMMENT: This spirit is NOT THE
why man was made different from animals, and
MAN -- it is something that is IN the man.
given -- IN A LIMITED WAY -- some of the
Connected with the physical brain (matter) of the
very attributes of YEHOVAH God!
man, it forms human MIND. It merely imparts
YEHOVAH’s plan is to make of man --
man’s unique power of intellect and personality.
now only a CLAY model of the God kind --
Satan does not represent this spirit as
partakers of YEHOVAH’s Own Divine Nature!
merely something that is IN the MAN. Satan
YEHOVAH is reproducing himself IN MAN --
palmed it off as an immortal soul. Satan led
and man will someday be elevated to the God
people to believe this spirit IS the man, not
KIND!
something IN the man. Satan then led men to
The purpose for human life is the heart
believe the BODY is merely the HOUSE in
and core of the Messiah’s Gospel. No wonder
DEATH -- Where Is Your Sting?