If you believe in a personal SOUL, what's part of it, and what's not?

Answer 1

I could tell you, in my opinion, what's NOT a part of it:

The flesh.
The Ego.
Emotions.

I can't think of any more. I'm still hyped up after reading a blog entry titled "Rise up against the Empire" and the subjects it prompted me to read about...

;)

Answer 2

What is a soul? Well, we need to go to the Bible for the answer. There are many Scriptures that show us what a soul really is. Let's read a few:
Genesis 2:7--"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." Did Adam become a living, breathing person? Yes and so the soul is a person. You and I are living souls
Exodus 1:5--"And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls:" What actually would have come out of Jacob's loins? He had children and grandchildren,etc and there were a total of 70 souls. (persons)
Leviticus 5:2--"Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty." A soul can touch something unclean and can then become unclean also.
Leviticus 7:27--"Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people."
A soul can eat. Most important of all is the fact that souls die.They are not immortal like Christendom teaches.
Ezekiel 18:20--"The soul that sinneth, it shall die."

Answer 3

Everything that makes us who we are is our soul. The body is not a part of it. I hope that makes sense.

Answer 4

Christians have a totally whacky idea of what the 'soul' is supposed to be. For the Jews of that time... including Jesus... the 'soul' was an enveloping emanation from the godhead that resulted from the community's relationship with god. The soul as a component of a human being (Christian view) is an artifact of Greek thinking on 'dualism'... which was incorporated into Christian dogma and lore by Gentile theologians, who were ignorant of Jewish (and Jesus') concept of 'soul'.

So... apart from the fact that all of this stuff is mythological nonsense, anyway... everyone's worries about what happens to their personal 'soul' are of no consequence... it does not exist.Christians have a totally whacky idea of what the 'soul' is supposed to be. For the Jews of that time... including Jesus... the 'soul' was an enveloping emanation from the godhead that resulted from the community's relationship with god. The soul as a component of a human being (Christian view) is an artifact of Greek thinking on 'dualism'... which was incorporated into Christian dogma and lore by Gentile theologians, who were ignorant of Jewish (and Jesus') concept of 'soul'.

So... apart from the fact that all of this stuff is mythological nonsense, anyway... everyone's worries about what happens to their personal 'soul' are of no consequence... it does not exist.Christians have a totally whacky idea of what the 'soul' is supposed to be. For the Jews of that time... including Jesus... the 'soul' was an enveloping emanation from the godhead that resulted from the community's relationship with god. The soul as a component of a human being (Christian view) is an artifact of Greek thinking on 'dualism'... which was incorporated into Christian dogma and lore by Gentile theologians, who were ignorant of Jewish (and Jesus') concept of 'soul'.

So... apart from the fact that all of this stuff is mythological nonsense, anyway... everyone's worries about what happens to their personal 'soul' are of no consequence... it does not exist.

Answer 5

I am not sure....

I hope to know one day.