""The Spirit of a Man is a lantern Black men can use to find their way out of the darkness of life in America. Ms. Vanzant is the first to offer a concrete path and process to spiritual, political, and economic power in a tradition that is familiar to us. The spirit that dwells in man is not a “spirit being” or an “immortal soul” that inhabits the body.

HOW OUR SPIRIT MAN GROWS 5/15/11 . For one thing, it says that the spirit of everyone who dies, not just the righteous, goes back to God who gave it. The Spirit of Man - Kindle edition by Ferrell, Ana. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Spirit of Man. Both the spirit of man and the Holy Spirit know things directly, not by deduction or investigation. Rather, it is a spiritual component that imparts the power of thought, intellect and consciousness with self-identity: “But there is a spirit in man and the inspiration of the Almighty gives them understanding” (Job 32:8). The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, Zechariah 12:1 ESV / 58 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful.

It develops then that the spirit of man, being the sphere of God-consciousness, is the inner or private office of man where the work of regeneration takes place.

Dr. James R. Graham says that the main theatre of the Holy Spirit’s activity in man, and the part of man’s nature with which He has peculiar affinity, is the spirit of man. Romans 8:16 ESV / 79 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful. The spirit in man gives us the abilities that make us human, in the image of God. The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts. The spirit in man enables what we call “the mind,” including self-awareness, intellect, creativity and the ability to appreciate beauty, along with a unique personality and temperament. As God is a tripartite -- Father, Son and Holy Spirit -- so man is three parts -- body, soul and spirit. Similarly, only the Holy Spirit knows the things of God. The Spirit of Man Lyrics: I suddenly noticed the body of a parson lying on the ground in a ruined churchyard. - But there is a spirit in man.But, after all, it is not mere age and experience that make men wise and able to teach others. As Job 32:8 Job 32:8 But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty gives them understanding. "There is a spirit in man" (see Genesis 2:7); and it is according as this spirit is or is not enlightened from on high that men speak words of wisdom or the contrary. In the same way, the things of God also no one has known except the Spirit of God. The inspiration of the Almighty - this it is, which - giveth them understanding.

Only the spirit of man knows (not understands or apprehends) the things of man.

Some erroneously interpret this as a reference to righteous souls going to heaven. Read 2 reviews from the world's largest community for readers.