How Does a Person Walk in the Spirit

Publisher Marketing: It is stated quite distinctly that; "The first man Adam became a living being, ' the last Adam, a life-giving spirit...the first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven. As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the man from heaven, so also are those who are of heaven. And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so shall we bear the likeness of the man from heaven" (1Corinthians 15:45, 47-49). Man from creation is composed of body, soul and spirit. The soul is the living being in whom there is life, and is unique from all other being, for even animals and other living creatures in which there is life are called souls. To the body God has given the breath of life which is temporary, and is inherited from the first Adam, but to the spirit of man God has given life which is eternal, and it is inherited from the last Adam Jesus Christ. For it is written; "The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands, and He is not served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives all men life and breath and everything else" (Acts 17:24-25). Every human being who is the soul has the choice to use the members of his/her body as servants either to the flesh or to the spirit. The spirit of man, before the advent of Jesus Christ the last Adam - the Spirit man from heaven was dead, due to the transgression of the first Adam; the spirit was alienated from the life of God, and therefore man was not walking in the Spirit. "But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life" (Titus 3:4-7). Now, "because of God's great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus" (Ephesians 2: 4-7). Man therefore has life in the spirit, and physical existence in the flesh, and they are at variance with each other, causing a constant battle in the mind between the flesh and the spirit, each wanting to have the pre-eminence over the other, thus making it difficult for anyone to do the things that he/she wishes. The physical human body is the instrument that both the body and the spirit use to carry out their functions, and so we have been warned saying; "Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. Now the difference between living in accordance to the Spirit and living in accordance to the flesh is not that difficult to understand: Those living in accordance to the Spirit, follows the principles of life prescribed by the Lord, and set their minds on things above, and not on things of the earth: Whereas, those living in accordance to the flesh follows the principles, doctrines and traditions established by men, and set their hearts on the things of this world, and how to gratify the flesh. But the irony of truth is, living and walking in the Spirit is as practical as living the life which is in accordance to the flesh. The Apostle Paul explained the practicality of both ways of life by saying; "For what I am doing, I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do. Contributor Bio:  Joseph, Lucius Lucius Joseph is President of a non-profit organization "Essentials of Life Ministry Inc." and the founding Pastor of a non-denominational congregation established in the Island of Saint Lucia in the West Indies. I became a Christian when I got baptized in 1970, and was ordained a deacon in 1979 and a Minister in 1988 in a World-wide religious organization. I began an independent ministry in 1995 when what I was taught by the Holy Spirit were not readily accepted and allowed to be taught. What I have been taught is the reality of the life that is in accordance to the Spirit, which is at variance with the life that is in accordance to the flesh, and how imperative it is for those who live in the Spirit to also be walking in the Spirit. I believe that there is a formula for the unification of the body of Christ, or else Jesus would not have prayed and said; "I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me" (John 17:20-23).. And neither would the apostle Paul urged believers and say; "Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment" (1Corinthians 1:10). It is the Lord's desire to sanctify and cleanse the church with the washing of water [flesh] by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.