The Soul & the Supernatural Realm

3 Realms Chart

The Soul & the Supernatural Realm Each of us is born with a soul. The soul is made up of mind, will and emotions. The soul is distinct from both the body and the spirit. The soul God gave each of us is the one He wanted us to have. It is only when we depend on its attributes to get our needs met that we run into trouble. Our soul is a combination of our strengths and weaknesses, and can be called our temperament. God does not value one temperament over another.

Soulical Senses The soul relates to our selves and to others. Its senses include understanding, choosing, feeling, awareness of self and others (intuition) and sense of time. There is also a sense of God, but God Himself must quicken this sense to recognize His Spirit. It is also in the soul that the so-called “spiritual” gifts are located: we can use the gifts without the spirit of God having anything to do with it. Before we became Christians, this would be called witchcraft, ESP, sorcery, etc. Using the gifts in our own strength after we become Christians is called manipulation and idolatry.

Supernatural Environment The supernatural or soulical environment exists between the natural (that which was created and can be recognized by the natural senses) and the spiritual (that which has the same characteristics as God; holy, eternal, etc.).

Supernatural Warfare Supernatural warfare, often erroneously called spiritual warfare, is waged between the inhabitants of the supernatural realm. This would be angels, demons and humans.

Soulical Warfare Soulical warfare refers specifically to us humans, and must be fought with weapons more powerful than the field of battle; we can’t use soulical weapons to fight soulical battles and expect to overcome.