Resurrection Life of Jesus Church

INTRODUCTION
After many years of deliverance ministry and observing first-hand the desperation of people who have sought help from this ministry, I have been able to identify a common denominator that pervades age, gender, and life experiences in those seeking to be set free from demons. Soul damage is something that everyone has in common. It can occur moments after conception and any time throughout a person’s life on earth.

This might be a new concept, but any type of trauma to a person will damage their soul and opens the door to sickness in the physical body. These traumas are a legal way for demons to enter the body since evil spirits are always associated with fear.

I want to share what the Holy Spirit has revealed to me concerning soul damage. The church is weak today because it has not understood weighty spiritual matters and a lot of people are not experiencing the abundant life Jesus promised.

“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10)

THE SOUL
God is triune, so when He created Adam and Eve, He made them triune just like Himself. The Hebrew word for God in the creation account is “Elohim,” which means “Gods” in plural. That is why God refers to Himself in plurality.

“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness…” (Genesis 1:26a)

The Godhead consists of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Adam and Eve were created with a physical body, a soul, and a spirit.

“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” (Genesis 2:7)

Jesus came to the garden every evening and communed with them, speaking to their spirits. God instructed Adam not to eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. When Eve disobeyed and Adam joined his wife in rebellion, God’s warning came to fruition and they immediately died spiritually.

“And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.” (Genesis 2:15-17)

The Bible records that Adam’s physical body lived for 930 years, but his spirit died in the Garden of Eden.

“And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth: And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters: And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.” (Genesis 5:3-5)

Jesus told us that God the Father wants mankind to worship Him in spirit and in truth.

“But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” (John 4:23-24)

SOUL VS. SPIRIT
The apostle Paul further detailed the difference between the soul and spirit of a man. It is impossible for a soul to directly communicate with God. You must be born again, which is a process where a dead spirit is made alive and receives the ability to communicate with God.

“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teaches; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.” (1 Corinthians 2:9-16)

THE SOUL IS ETERNAL
The soul originates from the spirit world and is created by God.

“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee…” (Jeremiah 1:5a)

The Bible doesn’t give any indication when souls are created. The only thing we know for certain is that the soul of a person is added to the new cell consisting of an egg and a sperm at the moment of conception. This does not mean that man has lived in a previous life because reincarnation does not exist. Once a soul has been created, it is eternal and eventually ends up in Heaven or the Lake of Fire.

“And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” (Revelation 20:11-15)

SOUL MAKE UP
The soul encapsulates all your characteristics such as intelligence, talent, memory and emotions. Contrary to what some may believe, your personality is located in the soul, not the physical brain; however, because of Adam and Eve’s sin, the soul is contaminated with a sinful nature. Evidence of this can be found in the fact that you don’t have to teach a child to sin. It comes naturally from within and the sinful nature becomes more sophisticated and evil with age. This is the reason Jesus came as the Savior; He came to save us from our sinful nature and give us a Christ-like nature that resides in the born again spirit.

“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.

Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.” (1 John 3:1-10)

BORN AGAIN SPIRIT
There is another thing that happens at the moment of conception; a spirit is inserted into your spiritual makeup and immediately dies, remaining dead until you hear the Gospel and receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior. The Bible refers to this experience as the second birth or being born again.

“There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.” (John 3:1-8)

SOUL DAMAGE
When the soul is created by God, it is not undeveloped like our physical bodies at conception. The soul attached to the physical body in the womb is created as an adult and has to wait for the body and brain of the baby to develop into an adult before it can reach its maximum potential. The physical body is the vehicle for the soul to use on this earth and the brain is the computer by which the soul works through. With this knowledge, it is therefore easy to recognize how alcohol and drugs would be detrimental to the soul, because these harmful substances alter the physical brain and prevent the soul from properly communicating through the brain.

A soul can only remain on earth as long as it resides in a physical body. When the physical body dies, the soul is freed and taken to heaven or hell.

Soul damage can occur while the fetus is physically maturing in the mother’s womb. The soul of the child hears and feels the emotions of its mother. If there is a trauma while the mother is pregnant, that trauma will cause fear and anxiety in the soul of the unborn child, and this in turn will cause all kinds of damages and wreak havoc in the physical body as it matures. If the child is conceived out of wedlock and the parents talk about aborting the baby, it will greatly traumatize the soul, opening the door for Satan to insert a spirit guide to act as a gatekeeper or supervisor in the soul.

If you’re familiar with the concept of a guardian angel, this spirit guide will try to block the Holy Spirit from guiding the person and they will become a useful citizen in the Kingdom of Satan. An arrested development spirit will hinder emotional growth and the person will not progress emotionally beyond the time when the evil spirit entered the soul. The spirit of fear is a paralyzing force in that person’s life that hinders them from developing faith in God.

If the parents have arguments and violent fights during the pregnancy, the soul of the baby will be damaged. Just a single incident is enough for demons to attach themselves to that child, which allows disease to develop. Do you think one fight is worth a lifetime of difficulty and pain for the child?

If the parents are having sex outside of marriage, involved in pornography, or homosexual acts, these types of demons will automatically enter the child in the womb.

Satan and his demons have the ability to alter the DNA and genes in the body of the unborn child. Thus, when a child grows up and begins to manifest homosexual feelings, it is because the DNA and genes have been altered.

Even though there is no “gay gene,” many homosexuals insist they didn’t choose the homosexual lifestyle, but were simply born that way. I would agree with them on that point. They were born with a homosexual disposition, but the good news is that the Holy Spirit can repair the damage at the moment of salvation; however, the evil spirits must be removed before the person can have a normal life.