What is Trichotomy? - Copies and Shadows / Part 3

The construction of the tabernacle was created to address men’s immorality by observing numerous ritualistic disciplines. It was an attempt to restore their relationship with God. But most people do not realize that the old were a copy and shadow of the things to come.

“What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you and which ye have from God, and that ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's...” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20 KJV)

Furthermore the 1Temple High Priest served the copy and shadow of the heavenly things (Spiritual). The structure that housed God, along with its rituals that were experienced inside and outside the temple, were a mere shadow of what was to come. It was a pattern to indicate to us how to experience a personal relationship with Divinity inside your being. If one takes a closer look at the scriptures, the truth will unfold itself before our eyes - trichotomy of men abounds. Take a walk with me into the physical and spiritual temple. The first sign of trichotomy can be found in Genesis 2:7;
“Yahweh God formed man from the dust of the ground (first component), and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (second component); and man became a living soul (third component).”

What is Trichotomy? - Copies and Shadows of Things to Come / Part 2

Body, Soul, and Spirit

In my last blog I introduced the threefold nature of man through both a humanistic and Christian perspective. I cited Dr Carl Jung’s work on the human psyche and referred to Apostle Paul’s biblical passage regarding men’s body, soul, and spirit. Although there exist fundamental differences between both men, they agree on a higher order of intelligence deep within us. They also believed that the human psyche is divided in three parts.

Now why should one care about the function of their psyche and even less, how many parts it incorporates? Well if I told you that love and emotions are found in two different parts of the psyche, wouldn’t that suggest that love is not an emotion? In fact love is the cause or the stimuli, while emotions are some of its effects. (Be sure to view my earlier series on love and emotions.)

How can you function within love if your understanding of love is skewed and limited?

What if many other human traits that you thought you had a handle on wasn’t so? One would be lead to conclude that their interpersonal skills may not be fully realized and that their self esteem may be in need of the real love. You may have been living with a faded perception of life. It’s time to take hold of those vibrant colours of life that everyone deserves to experience and more importantly - share.

The Pattern - Copies and Shadows of Things to Come.

The bible incorporates all manners of teaching methods to assist the people and the readers in grasping the full aspect of the particuliar story being conveyed. Metaphors are heavily used through out the scriptures. A metaphor is often the force that drives a message effectiveness and understanding. The user attempts to bridge two ideas that appears to be unrelated. Subsequently metaphors provide a way in understanding an abstract concept. Trichotomy is no exception.