Hey is there anyone can help me to know more about souls ...???
Just tell me ... plz.
2006-08-05 10:04:51 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Do People Have Immortal Souls?
The idea of an ever-burning hell is inseparable from the idea that all human beings have immortal souls. Is this what God says? Prepare to be surprised!
Most people do not understand the relationship between physical men and souls. You were probably taught in Sunday school that all human beings are born with an immortal soul. The common belief is that upon death the souls of unrepentant sinners go to hell forever.
But if the wages of sin is death, how is it that the Bible could also teach that people have a soul that is immortal?
Genesis 2:7 states, “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” This verse does not say men have souls. It states that they are souls. Adam became a soul—he was not given a soul. Then, almost immediately, God warned him: “And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it: for in the day that you eat thereof you shall surely die” (vs. 16-17). The Hebrew word here also means “destroy.” When placed together, these verses plainly state that men are souls and souls can die!
The prophet Ezekiel was inspired to write (twice): “The soul that sins, it shall die” (18:4, 20). Death is the absence of life. It is the discontinuance—the cessation—of life. Death is not life in another place. It is not leaving “this life” for “another life”—the “next life.”
In addition, consider Matthew 10:28: “And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear Him [God] which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” The Bible says that souls can be destroyed! According to this verse, they can be destroyed just as much as bodies can. No one doubts that all bodies eventually die. When they do, they also decompose and are completely “destroyed” due to the process of natural corruption. Any undertaker recognizes this process. This verse introduces the fact that God does the destroying of souls in hell! Bodies can die and be destroyed in many different ways. However, souls are destroyed in hell by God.
Here is what the prophet Malachi wrote about the final state of the wicked who have been destroyed in hell: “For, behold, the day comes, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yes, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that comes shall burn them up, says the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. But unto you that fear My Name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in His wings; and you shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. And you shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, says the Lord of hosts” (Mal. 4:1-3). Obadiah 16 amplifies this with “…and they shall be as though they had not been.”
The dead will be so completely “dead and gone,” it will be as though they had never existed. Surely, if they were roasting in hell forever with millions of others, and other millions “in heaven” witnessing it, this verse could hardly apply.
2006-08-05 10:11:14 · answer #1 · answered by Redrum 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, you must read Dark Nights of the Soul, by Thomas Moore.
Second, your body may be the "vehicle" that gets you from place to place, and your mind may be the "logical computer" that is doing the thinking, but it's the soul that's really "making sense" of all that you are doing.
It's our connection with all that is greater than ourselves.....sort of like the "force" in the Star Wars movies. It gives us our connection to everything and everyone in the universe. And it makes our journey through life all worthwhile (meaning).
DARK NIGHTS OF THE SOUL
Thomas Moore
A ‘dark night of the soul’ is not a psychological syndrome, but a quest for meaning during life’s darkest hours: the loss of a loved one, the end of a relationship, aging and illness, career disappointments or just an ongoing dissatisfaction with life. Thomas Moore’s extensive experience as a psychologist and ‘healer of souls’ has taught him that the dark night is a challenge to restore our selves and to become someone of substance, depth and soul. By using these trying times as an opportunity to reflect and delve into the soul’s deepest needs, we can find a new understanding of life’s meaning. Beautiful and moving, the advice given in this book offers genuine solace and guidance.
Cheers
2006-08-05 17:33:41 · answer #2 · answered by Monk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The soul is a religiously based idea that the mentality of a person is seperate from the physical and depending on the religion continues on after death or goes form body to body, etc. It is purely subjective and not something that science has ever found evidence for.
2006-08-05 17:11:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start out with Plato who first coined the term. Also, check out Socrates and Aristotle.
Read the works of C.G. Jung and Teilhard de Chardin. There is a lot about their ideas on Wikipedia.
I'm reading in this area myself. These guys are the best for your search.
Check out the different religions. They have different "takes" on this topic.
2006-08-05 17:14:38 · answer #4 · answered by Buffy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
soul-is substance-which is deeper in human nature0
2006-08-09 10:30:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what is your specific interest in souls?
2006-08-05 17:08:52 · answer #6 · answered by tharedhead ((debajo del ombú)) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess it's an undying part of you or wateva.
2006-08-05 17:12:29 · answer #7 · answered by Summi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well..... we all have one, I believe. what do you want to know?
2006-08-05 17:12:02 · answer #8 · answered by jaswinelover1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋