The Inner Man and Life After Death — The Renewed Mind Set on Things Above
The Inner Man And Life After Death
Part Two
(The Continuity of the Spirit and Soul Beyond the Body)
By Minister Christopher Robert Holder
Testimony of God Ministries Inc.
(All Scripture quotations from the King James Version)
1. Scripture Reading
John 11:25–26 (KJV)
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
Luke 23:43 (KJV)
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
Luke 16:22–23 (KJV)
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom:
the rich man also died, and was buried;
And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
John 14:2–3 (KJV)
In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
Matthew 10:28 (KJV)
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Luke 23:46 (KJV)
And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.
2. Illustration Concept
Jesus used the metaphor of seed and harvest to reveal the eternal principle of life after death.
A seed must fall into the ground and die before it produces fruit (John 12:24).
So too, physical death is the gateway to spiritual fullness.
What appears as an ending is truly a birthing of the inner man into a higher realm of consciousness and communion with God.
When Jesus gave up His spirit on the cross, He showed us that the inner man returns to its divine origin — not lost, not unconscious, but alive unto God.
This spiritual law applies to every believer: the soul, once reborn through faith, never dies; it simply transitions from time into eternity.
3. Summary Of Jesus’ Teachings
- The Inner Man is Eternal — John 11:25–26
Christ revealed that true life continues beyond the physical body. - The Spirit Returns to God — Luke 23:46
Jesus commended His spirit to the Father, revealing the destiny of all who live in union
with Him. - The Soul Remains Conscious — Luke 16:22–23
Both the righteous and the unrighteous are aware beyond death, showing the endurance
of the moral and spiritual self. - Paradise is the Realm of Fellowship — Luke 23:43
For those redeemed, death opens immediate access to divine presence. - The Body Awaits Resurrection — John 5:28–29
The full redemption of humanity is the reuniting of spirit, soul, and glorified body. This is
like Colossians 1:15, the first born over creation. The immortal man (spirit and soul)
absolutely consumes the mortal man (physical body).
4. The Inner Man Of The Heart Interpretation
The heart is the seat of the inner man — the meeting place of spirit and soul.
Death does not alter who you are; it reveals who you have become.
The consciousness cultivated within the heart now determines awareness in eternity.
2 Corinthians 5:1 (KJV)
For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
This verse unveils the spiritual continuity between earthly life and heavenly existence.
The earthly house (body) may perish, but the building of God (inner spiritual identity) is eternal.
Paul’s revelation in Philippians 1:21–23 confirms this truth:
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain… to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better.
Death, therefore, is not separation but transformation—a return of consciousness to divine origin.
5. The Spiritual Law Revealed
Spiritual Law:
Life in the Spirit cannot die; the inner man continues eternally in the realm to which it was attuned while in the body.
Whatever governs the heart now—light or darkness, love or fear—continues after death.
As Jesus taught in the parables of the Wheat and the Tares and the Dragnet, both good and evil grow together until the time of separation.
At the harvest, or death, the inner man reveals its true nature before God.
6. New Testament Revelations Supporting Jesus’ Teaching
2 Corinthians 5:8 (KJV)
We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 4:13–14 (KJV)
But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep… For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
Romans 8:10–11 (KJV)
And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he… shall also quicken your mortal bodies.
Hebrews 9:27–28 (KJV)
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many… unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time… unto salvation.
Revelation 14:13 (KJV)
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord… that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
7. The Renewed Mind And Heavenly Consciousness
Paul expands Jesus’ teaching by showing that resurrection begins inwardly — now — through the renewal of the mind.
Colossians 3:1–4 (KJV)
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
Here, Paul connects resurrection life with inner awareness:
- “If ye be risen” — refers to the inner man already quickened by Christ’s Spirit.
- “Set your affection (mind)” — the command to live from the renewed consciousness of heaven.
- “Your life is hid with Christ in God” — the hidden, spiritual reality of eternal life within the heart.
Death is not the beginning of eternity — it is the continuation of a life already awakened within.
8. Application To The Believer
- Live conscious that eternal life is present now within your spirit.
- Cultivate heavenly awareness by renewing your mind to divine realities.
- View death not as loss but as completion — a doorway into greater light.
- Comfort those who mourn with the knowledge that the spirit in Christ cannot die.
- Keep your heart pure, for its present condition determines eternal awareness.
9. Meditation Verse And Reflection
John 14:1 (KJV)
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
Reflection:
Father, thank You that eternal life abides in me now through Christ. Teach me to set my mind on things above, not on earthly fear or loss. When the mortal fades, let my spirit rest fully in Your light, where death is swallowed up in victory. May my heart remain a living temple of Your presence until I see You face to face. Amen.