Part 1 of the Spirit, Soul and the Body series examined the spiritual ‘organs’ God has provided to us within our “Inner Man“. This article examines how God has stated in scripture what the dietary needs of Our Inner man are and how we must care for him.
All living creatures on Earth that God has made require food to not only grow into maturity, but to prevent from dying. This is because any shortage of food leads to starvation and death. The same goes for the human soul, which needs an appropriate diet for our Inner Man to grow and to thrive:
“… but though OUR OUTWARD [physical] MAN perish [through ageing], yet THE INWARD [spiritual] MAN is renewed day by day [by feeding upon God's words].” (2 Cor 4:16)
“That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in THE INNER MAN;” (Eph 3:16)
Jesus Christ warned His people that they MUST “feed upon EVERY word of God” so as to prevent the starving of their ‘Inner Man’:
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