From personal research, it appears Brother Tom hit a bullseye as to origin and influence of dualism.
There is quite a bit more to it than we realize though.
The form of virus we now see in Jesus' Body is the idea of seperating the spiritual from the physical.
In the Hebrew, there is no such word or specific concept understood to be specifically 'spiritual'.
Paul makes this very clear from one verse, in Romans 12:1.
Your spiritual service is presenting your bodies as a holy sacrafice, living acceptable to God.
(That's one of those places where a misunderstanding of greek syntax -(genetives)- has led to misinterpretation. A better rendering in transliteration would be, "worship in spirit" were that intended to be the concluding phrase of the verse. In reference to this, consider Jn. 4:23.)
Anyway, not to get sidetracked, through the influence of Greek philosophy, stemming from it's paganistic occult stance, man was divided into seperate components of spirit, soul, and body, the soul considered to seperate the two. The influence of this reasoning is most clearly seen in gnositicism, -[from YHVH-vs-Archons to spirit=good -vs- flesh=evil]- to particularly the Docetic school, however it is recognized to be a perdominant theme in all of them, though the bent of the reasoning behind this lie varies.
Hebrew and Greek philosophy do not mix. One stems from Torah, and the other from (humanistic) pagan occultism.
Genesis says, "God formed man from the dust of the ground, breathed into him the breath-of-(soul)-liveS[(Money is spiritual, too... and a pretty clear indicator of where your heart is at just by what you spend it on, compared to Who you give it to.)
With all this in mind reconsider what the following verses are actually saying:
Heb. 11:3
&
Colosians 1:
9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of hisa dear Son:
14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that inb all things he might have the preeminence.
19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven...
There is nothing in the whole world that the finished work in Jeus Christ's self-dertermined sacrafice that is not covered when he:
1.) offered up His body for the life of the WHOLE world,
and
2.)His blood to redeem ALL things back into His posession.
The only thing He has not yet put under His feet is death itself.
Many ask me things like, "then...
...why isn't everybody rich
...healed
...mentally sound
...withour sinning...
and on and on.
Since all these things have been Covered by Jesus' death on the cross making this work possible, all everybody is really asking is:
"Why isn't everybody saved?"
According to your faith(fulness) be it unto you.
It's all a matter of where one places their dependence and fixed their trust.
Rely in complete confidence in Him.
He is always Faithful and True.
He will never deny Himself...
(...though you will never be able to
do the same yourself
with your self.)
Lk. 9:23
Instead of asking ,"why isn't everybody __________...", the better question to ask is what is my stumbling-block (aka: idol, eidelon) i bow down to, blocking my vision to Jesus revelation of Himself to me? What am i giving time and attention to talk about and consider (aka:glorying in) that makes me unable to hear Him speaking to me? What has hardened my heart so badly that it is being coated in fat (just to hopefully keep it from breaking)?
[honestly, the complexity of man far exceeds any mental map an individual tries to give validity. This explains the failure of modern psychology and it's 'holistic' humanistic approaches. Worse is that harlot Babylon. She and her children are running around on every street corner, in different guises]
CIAO!
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Acts 20:32
p.s.
Dualism makes a person think
God cannot do everything
He says He has done,
currently does,
and will do
in the future.
It is the root of the "doctrine(?)' of dispensationalism.
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