The Beatitudes Part 7

INTRO: We have been making our way through the beatitudes section of the sermon on the Mount. By way of introduction to this fifth beatitude, let me explain a little of the inner workings of man, or the internal nature of man. This is called psychology by the secular world today. But when the secular world speaks of psychology, it speaks of the study of the behaviorism of man. But a study of the behaviorism of man involves more than psychology. You see, true biblical psychology is the study of the soul. The word ‘psychee’ is the word for soul and that is the root of the word ‘psychology.’ But a study of the behaviorism of man involves the body, the soul and the spirit of man.
The Psalmist has said that man is fearfully and wonderfully made. The part of man we understand best is the physical part of man, and from that alone we would agree with the Psalmist. But man is made up of three parts; body, soul and spirit. So let me take a little time to show you a biblical modal of man. So let us go to 1 Thessalonians 5 (read 23). You see, man is made up of three major components; body, soul and spirit. (Use box to show this.) It is my view that the OT tabernacle gives us a biblical picture of the nature of man. We do not have time to discuss that this morning.