The spirit of God teaches me to rightly divide the word of truth
2 Timothy 2:15
The scripture teaches that Man is three distinct parts of a composit whole. 1 thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 4:12 these parts being Spirit, Soul, and Body.
One does not chose Christ [ John 15:16], nor is born again of his free will [john 1:12,13]
One does not chose to live, but one freely chooses to die. John 12:24-25. If we fallow the true path of Christ into eternal life, it is submitting to the death burial and ressurection of Jesus. Romans 6:1-12. A dead man can not walk away, and those who have truely surrendered to Christ have an inseperatable bond [Romans 8:31-39] with Christ by Spirituual rebirth.
The old spirit of adam IS crusified with Christ [Romans 6:6]. and is cut away ]Romans 2:29[ the old sin nature is thus totally anialated, and Christ takes his place. [Galatians 2:16-21]. Salvation of the spirit is based on Christ alone [Acts 4:12] by grace through Faith. [Ephesians 2:1-9] I