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Central Claim: McCraney argues that understanding humanity's composition—body, soul, and spirit—mirrors God's tri-partite nature and provides the best framework for comprehending Christian identity. This anthropological structure explains how humans, created in God's image, relate to Him.
Biblical Basis: The teaching grounds itself in Genesis 1:27 ("God created Man in his own image") and draws parallels between God's composition (three essences: His person, consuming fire, Word, and Spirit/Pneuma) and human composition (body, soul, and spirit).
Yeshuan Perspective: This reflects the Yeshuan emphasis on subjective faith and direct relationship with God through understanding divine truth. Rather than external religious structures or institutional frameworks, the focus is on humanity's intrinsic capacity to commune with God by recognizing the spiritual image imprinted within us. This foundation sets up examining what locations or "houses" God has inhabited throughout history—suggesting that true Christianity involves recognizing God's dwelling not in temples or institutions, but in the transformed human being aligned with this tripartite spiritual reality.
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Part III of Being Christian
(QUOTE 1 FADE IN) “The smallest things become great when God requires them of us; they are small only in themselves; they are always great when they are done for God.” Francois Fenelon
(QUOTE 2 FADE IN) “Humility is nothing but truth, and pride is nothing but lying.” Vincent de Paul
Show 27 402 On Being Christian Part III July 1st 2014
“Live from the Mecca of Mormonism – Salt Lake City Utah – This is Heart of the Matter – Where Mormonism Meets Biblical Christianity . . . Face to Face”
And I’m Shawn McCraney, your host. We praise the true and living God for allowing us to be part of this His ministry.
Main Discussion
We’ll we are going to wrap up on What it means to be a Christian tonight with a final heuristic – one that I think explains Christianity perhaps better than anything else other than reading the Bible. We’ll begin by going to the white board and talking about the houses God has inhabited over the course of human history.
The Image of God
What does this mean when the Bible says God created Man in his own image?
Understanding Human Composition
I would suggest that the best description is that just as God is composed of three essences – Himself, a consuming fire, His Word, and His Pneuma (or breath or spirit) Man was composed of three in one too – Body Soul and Spirit.