Does God preserve the whole believer (spirit, soul, and body) until Christ's coming?
God preserves the whole believer—spirit, soul, and body—blameless until the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The God of peace sanctifies wholly, and the complete entity of body, soul, and spirit goes into eternity. It is not just the soul or spirit that is kept.
Les teaches from Paul's letters, specifically 1 Thessalonians 5:23, that the very God of peace sanctifies or sets the believer apart wholly, completely. Paul writes by inspiration, praying that the whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Les illustrates this preservation like putting fruit in a jar—kept blameless until Christ's coming. He emphasizes that the part of us going into eternity is not just the soul or just the spirit; we will go into eternity a complete entity of body, soul, and spirit. That is what the Book says.
And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
According to 1 Thessalonians 5:23, what part of us goes on into eternity?
According to 1 Thessalonians 5:23, the whole person—spirit, soul, and body—goes on into eternity, not merely the soul or spirit alone. Paul writes that God preserves the entire being blameless unto the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, so we enter eternity as a complete entity.
What does it mean that God preserves you blameless until the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ?
It means the God of peace sanctifies the whole person and preserves spirit, soul, and body blameless until Christ's coming. This preservation is like keeping fruit in a jar; the believer will enter eternity as a complete entity, not just a soul or spirit.