Given the space I devoted yesterday to spiritual death, I thought I’d follow up today with a post on the biblical case for man’s spirit.

Here we go.

1. Man has a spirit. Job 32:8

2. Man’s spirit is immortal. [See the heading Witness of the Bible]

3. Man’s spirit can be divided from the body and destroyed. Matthew 10:28.

4. God’s spirit contends with man’s spirit. [Some translations say "abide."] Genesis 6:3

5. Can be sad or vexed to the point a person can’t eat. 1 King 21:5

6. Man’s spirit can be encouraged and motivated. Ezra 1:5

7. Can be in anguish. Job 7:11

8. Can turn against God. Romans 1:20-21

9. Can search for meaning and truth. Psalm 77:6

10. Man’s spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. Matthew 26:41

11. Can be revived by water or food. Judges 15:19 and 1 Samuel 30:12

12. Can be faithful and steadfast in the Lord. Psalm 11

13. Can be rebellious. Isaiah 63:10

14. Can faint and melt in despair and fear. Ezekiel 21:7

15. Can be reborn. Ezekiel 36:26

16. Can be grieved and troubled and alarmed. Daniel 7:15

17. Can be drug down by lethargy and stupor. Romans 11:8

18. Can be fervent. Romans 12:11

19. Can be meek and gentle. 1 Corinthians 4:21

20. Can be present though the body is absent. 1 Corinthians 5:3-4

21. Can be holy. 1 Corinthians 7:34

22. Can be restless. 2 Corinthians 2:13

23. Can be filthy. 2 Corinthians 7:1

24. Can be lifted out of sorrow. 2 Corinthians 7:8

25. Can be in unity with others. 2 Corinthians 12:18

26. Can worship God. Philippians 3:3

27. Can rejoice. Colossians 2:5

28. Can be an example to others. 1 Timothy 4:12

29. Leaves body at death. James 2:26

30. Can be dead through sin. Ephesians 2:1

31. Can be made alive in Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:22

Naturally, this is not an exhaustive list, so…what’d I miss that you think I should include? Looking forward to your thoughts. Brutal and all.