When God formed Adam and breathed into his nostrils, He imparted more than oxygen—He ignited a living soul. That divine breath marked the beginning of humanity’s spiritual identity.
Centuries later, when Jesus declared “It is finished,” He didn’t just complete a mission; He became the fulfillment of that original breath. After descending into the depths, rising in power, and ascending to the Father’s right hand, Christ wasn’t merely a living soul—He became, as Scripture says, a life-giving Spirit (1 Corinthians 15:45).
In doing so, Jesus restored to mankind the same divine breath that animated Adam—reconnecting humanity to the Spirit of God that was lost in the fall and buried under sin. Therefore, the Bible affirms that man is not just a human being, but a spirit being—eternal at the core, even while clothed in mortal flesh.
Because spirit is immortal, we cannot be sustained by physical bread alone. As Jesus declared, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.” God’s Word is spiritual nourishment—meant to feed the spirit man, awaken identity, and align us with heaven’s rhythm.
When the Spirit is Starved, the is Soul at Risk. When men reject spiritual formation and forsake the nourishment of church life, they begin to starve the spirit that God Himself breathed into them. The absence of divine truth—spoken through Scripture and community—leads to a slow erosion of the soul’s vitality.
Scripture declares in 1 Thessalonians 5:23, “Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” This prayer points to God’s holistic desire: not just to redeem a man’s morality, but to sanctify his full being—spirit, soul, and body.
Therefore, when men distance themselves from the Godliness of church—resisting the sanctifying influence of worship, Word, and fellowship—they risk forfeiting the purification of their inner life. The spirit grows dull, the soul becomes vulnerable, and eternal danger looms. What they lack is not just religious knowledge but spiritual food—the life-giving Word that proceeds from the mouth of God. And without it, the divine breath within risks corruption and eternal damnation.