The Roots Of Spiritual Success
James 1 – Session 5
November 9, 2025
Review
James 1:19,20 – Wrath: aged anger; consuming anger; takes over motives, thoughts, actions
Disrupts righteous anger:
Vs. heart of Father; agenda of His Kingdom
Desires hurt, destruction of people, evil agenda
★Have enemies; pray for those who oppose you (God will defend and promote you ultimately)
★Don’t wait on an apology!
Ephesians 4:26
James 1:21 – “Save Your Souls”
Born again by life in Word of God; received, reinforced
Soul – (psuche); can refer to both spirit and soul; or to our spiritual personality i.e., our mind, will, emotions
Operation of our spirit, indwelled by the Holy Spirit; living room or control center, with other rooms, information sources.
Sozo: to save, deliver, make whole, heal
Addictions; memories; lusts; temperament; rejection; doubt/worry; fear; anxiety; bitterness; shame; etc.
The Spirit, soul, body composition: 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 4:12
Our Soul and body are “Under renovation”. The flesh and the enemy work to delay, even hijack the renovation.
The “Spirit” vs. The “Flesh”
★Our spirit and soul are inseparable, but distinguishable
Our body is the “home”, “clothes”, of our spirit-man. It gets information from the outside, (for example media, other people, even the devil, etc.) and from inside sources (such as our brain, mind, the Holy Spirit).
Our soul is our spiritual personality. It can be under the influence, direction of the Spirit or the body/flesh and the enemy. The mind is a receiver and a processor of information from outside and inside (the flesh and the Spirit). The mind makes projections, forms opinions, and is subject to deception. It must be trained and disciplined by the Spirit of truth. (See John 16:13-15 and John 17:17)
★“Self-talk can be good or bad. If it is based on wrong information, it projects the wrong perspective, leading to the wrong beliefs, which yields wrong results!”
Our spirit is “headquarters, home” for the Holy Spirit received through our new birth. Our spirit receives revelation, information, messages, promptings from the Lord. The Spirit’s witness: (Romans 8:16 and John 16:13-15) (Philippians 2:13 – God at work in you)
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