what is spirit and what is soul?

Answer 1

Spirit = booze

Soul = music

Answer 2

55: SOUL, SPIRIT AND MIND

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Question.—What is the difference between the mind, spirit and soul?
Answer.—It has been before explained that spirit is universally divided into five categories: the vegetable spirit, the animal spirit, the human spirit, the spirit of faith, and the Holy Spirit.
The vegetable spirit is the power of growth which is brought about in the seed through the influence of other existences.
The animal spirit is the power of all the senses, which is realized from the composition and mingling of elements; when this composition decomposes, the power also perishes and becomes annihilated. It may be likened to this lamp: when the oil, wick and fire are combined, it is lighted; and when this combination is dissolved—that is to say, when the combined parts are separated from one another—the lamp also is extinguished.
The human spirit which distinguishes man from the animal is the rational soul, and these two names—the human spirit and the rational soul—designate one thing. This spirit, which in the terminology of the philosophers is the rational soul, embraces all beings, and as far as human ability permits discovers the realities of things and becomes cognizant of their peculiarities and effects, and of the qualities and properties of beings. But the human spirit, unless assisted by the spirit of faith, does not become acquainted with the divine secrets and the heavenly realities. It is like a mirror which, although clear, polished 209 and brilliant, is still in need of light. Until a ray of the sun reflects upon it, it cannot discover the heavenly secrets.
But the mind is the power of the human spirit. Spirit is the lamp; mind is the light which shines from the lamp. Spirit is the tree, and the mind is the fruit. Mind is the perfection of the spirit and is its essential quality, as the sun’s rays are the essential necessity of the sun.
This explanation, though short, is complete; therefore, reflect upon it, and if God wills, you may become acquainted with the details.

Answer 3

The Hebrew word ru′ach and the Greek pneu′ma, which are often translated “spirit,” have a number of meanings. All of them refer to that which is invisible to human sight and which gives evidence of force in motion.
The Hebrew and Greek words are used with reference to (1) wind, (2) the active life-force in earthly creatures, (3) the impelling force that issues from a person’s figurative heart and that causes him to say and do things in a certain way, (4) inspired utterances originating with an invisible source, (5) spirit persons, and (6) God’s active force, or holy spirit.

In the Bible, “soul” is translated from the Hebrew ne′phesh and the Greek psy·khe′.
Bible usage shows the soul to be a person or an animal or the life that a person or an animal enjoys.
To many persons, however, “soul” means the immaterial or spirit part of a human being that survives the death of the physical body. Others understand it to be the principle of life. But these latter views are NOT Bible teachings.

GENESIS 2:7 shows that man IS a soul (not given a separate soul)

Answer 4

According to 1 Cor 12:3, "No one can say 'Jesus is Lord' except by the Holy Spirit." This knowledge of faith is possible only in the Holy Spirit: to be in touch with Christ, we must first have been touched by the Holy Spirit.

Rom 8:26 says: "The Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes with sighs too deep for words." The Holy Spirit, the artisan of God's works, is the master of prayer.

In Sacred Scripture the term "soul" often refers to human life or the entire human person. But "soul" also refers to the innermost aspect of man, that which is of greatest value in him, that by which he is most especially in God's image: "soul" signifies the spiritual principle in man. By death the soul is separated from the body, but in the resurrection God will give incorruptible life to our body, transformed by reunion with our soul.

Answer 5

In the bible the Hebrew and Greek words for soul mean breather.

the Hebrew and Greek words for spirit means breath.

So when God breathed (spirit) into Adam, he became a living soul, breather.


1.If man has a soul – Why does Gen 2:7 say that man became a soul? (1 Cor 15:45)
Difference in being an elephant and having an elephant

1a.Why do many modern translations translate the Hebrew word for soul into being,
if the soul is something separate and distinct from the person? Gen 2:7 NIV

2.If man’s soul is immortal – Why does Ez. 18:4, 20 say it can die? (Acts 3:23)

2a.Why does Jesus say it can be destroyed? (Matt. 10:28)

3.If a man’s soul lives on after death – Why do man’s thoughts perish at death?
(Ps. 146:4; Eccl. 9:5,10)

3a.If a man’s soul lives on after death – Why did Jesus liken death to sleep?
(John 11:11-14; Acts 7:60)

3b.If a man’s soul lives on after death – Where is King David?
(Acts 2:29, 34; John 3:13)

4.What happens to a man’s soul when his spirit returns to God?
(Ps. 146:4; Eccl 12:7; Ps 104:29)

5.Why does the “New Encyclopedia Britannica” say that the Hebrew and Greek word for soul really means animated beings both human and non human. So Animals are souls (Breathers). (Gen. 1:20, 21, 24, 25; Lev 24:17, 18)

“The Hebrew term for ‘soul’ (nefesh, that which breathes) was used by Moses . . . , signifying an ‘animated being’ and applicable equally to nonhuman beings. . . . New Testament usage of psyche (‘soul’) was comparable to nefesh.”—The New Encyclopædia Britannica (1976), Macropædia, Vol. 15, p. 152.

6.Why does the “New Catholic Encyclopedia” state that the word soul never means a soul as distinct from the body or the individual person.

“There is no dichotomy [division] of body and soul in the O[ld] T[estament]. The Israelite saw things concretely, in their totality, and thus he considered men as persons and not as composites. The term nepeÅ¡ [ne´phesh], though translated by our word soul, never means soul as distinct from the body or the individual person. . . . The term [psy•khe´] is the N[ew] T[estament] word corresponding with nepeÅ¡. It can mean the principle of life, life itself, or the living being.”—New Catholic Encyclopedia (1967), Vol. XIII, pp. 449, 450.

7.Please note “Immortality of the soul is a Greek notion formed in ancient mystery cults and elaborated by the philosopher Plato.” —Presbyterian Life, May 1, 1970, p. 35.

8.What was the original lie? (Gen 3:4) “You will not die.” if you disobey God.
The immortality of the soul concept says “You will not die if you disobey God.
Your immortal soul lives on someplace.”

So in reality the immortal soul idea is a teaching of Plato and not Jesus (#2a & 7)

The soul is the person, the individual being who breaths, thinks, eats and dies. (#1a & 2)

For a soul/person to live again God must resurrect that person (soul) to life again. (Acts 24:15)

Answer 6

The English word "spirit" comes from the Latin spiritus, meaning "breath" (compare spiritus asper), but also "soul, courage, vigor", ultimately from a PIE root *(s)peis- ("to blow"). In the Vulgate, the Latin word translates Greek (πνευμα), pneuma (Hebrew (רוח) ruah), as opposed to anima, translating psykhē. The word was loaned into Middle English via Old French espirit in the 13th century.

The distinction between soul and spirit became current in Judeo-Christian terminology (e.g. Greek. psykhe vs. pneuma, Latin anima vs. spiritus, Hebrew ruach vs. neshama or nephesh; in Hebrew neshama from the root NSHM or breath.)

The soul, according to many religious and philosophical traditions, is a self-aware ethereal substance particular to a unique living being. In these traditions the soul is thought to incorporate the inner essence of each living being, and to be the true basis for sentience. In distinction to spirit which may or may not be eternal, souls are usually (but not always as explained below) considered to be immortal and to pre-exist their incarnation in flesh.

The concept of the soul has strong links with notions of an afterlife, but opinions may vary wildly, even within a given religion, as to what may happen to the soul after the death of the body. Many within these religions and philosophies see the soul as immaterial, while others consider it to possibly have a material component, and some have even tried to establish the mass (weight) of the soul.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit

Answer 7

in my view: our spirit is our faith - our willingness to blindly believe it God. It's not a physical thing - more of feeling

our soul on the other hand has a physical presence - it's the electrical energy we possess. It represents our eternal being in that once we are dead we no longer have it in our body but it's displaced and lives on. I believe our soul never dies.

Answer 8

SPRIT IS FOUND IN A BOTTLE AND SOUL IS A TYPE OF FISH

Answer 9

spirit |ˈspirit| noun 1 the nonphysical part of a person that is the seat of emotions and character; the soul : we seek a harmony between body and spirit. • such a part regarded as a person's true self and as capable of surviving physical death or separation : a year after he left, his spirit is still present. • such a part manifested as an apparition after their death; a ghost. • a supernatural being : shrines to nature spirits. • ( the Spirit) short for Holy Spirit . • archaic a highly refined substance or fluid thought to govern vital phenomena. 2 [in sing. ] those qualities regarded as forming the definitive or typical elements in the character of a person, nation, or group or in the thought and attitudes of a particular period : the university is a symbol of the nation's egalitarian spirit. • [with adj. ] a person identified with their most prominent mental or moral characteristics or with their role in a group or movement : he was a leading spirit in the conference. • a specified emotion or mood, esp. one prevailing at a particular time : I hope the team will build on this spirit of confidence. • ( spirits) a person's mood : the warm weather lifted everyone's spirits after the winter. • the quality of courage, energy, and determination or assertiveness : his visitors admired his spirit and good temper. • the attitude or intentions with which someone undertakes or regards something : he confessed in a spirit of self-respect, not defiance. • the real meaning or the intention behind something as opposed to its strict verbal interpretation : the rule had been broken in spirit if not in letter. 3 (usu. spirits) strong distilled liquor such as brandy, whiskey, gin, or rum. • [with adj. ] a volatile liquid, esp. a fuel, prepared by distillation : aviation spirit. • archaic a solution of volatile components extracted from something, typically by distillation or by solution in alcohol : spirits of turpentine. verb ( -ited , -iting ) [ trans. ] convey rapidly and secretly : stolen cows were spirited away some distance to prevent detection. PHRASES enter into the spirit join wholeheartedly in an event, esp. one of celebration and festivity : he entered into the spirit of the occasion by dressing as a Pierrot. in (or in the) spirit in thought or intention though not physically : he couldn't be here in person, but he is with us in spirit. out of spirits sad; discouraged : I was too tired and out of spirits to eat or drink much. the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak proverb someone has good intentions but fails to live up to them. [ORIGIN: with biblical allusion to Matt. 26:41.] when the spirit moves someone when someone feels inclined to do something : he can be quite candid when the spirit moves him. [ORIGIN: a phrase originally in Quaker use, with reference to the Holy Spirit.] the spirit world (in animistic and occult belief) the nonphysical realm in which disembodied spirits have their existence. PHRASAL VERBS spirit someone up archaic stimulate, animate, or cheer up someone. ORIGIN Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French, from Latin spiritus ‘breath, spirit,’ from spirare ‘breathe.’

Thesaurus
spirit noun 1 harmony between body and spirit soul, psyche, (inner) self, inner being, inner man/woman, mind, ego, id; Philosophy pneuma. antonym body, flesh.

soul |sōl| noun 1 the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal. • a person's moral or emotional nature or sense of identity : in the depths of her soul, she knew he would betray her. • the essence of something : integrity is the soul of intellectual life. • emotional or intellectual energy or intensity, esp. as revealed in a work of art or an artistic performance : their interpretation lacked soul. 2 a person regarded as the embodiment of a specified quality : he was the soul of discretion. • an individual person : I'll never tell a soul. • a person regarded with affection or pity : she's a nice old soul. 3 African-American culture or ethnic pride. • short for soul music . PHRASES bare one's soul see bare . the life and soul of the party see life . lost soul a soul that is damned. • chiefly humorous a person who seems unable to cope with everyday life. sell one's soul ( to the devil) see sell . upon my soul dated an exclamation of surprise. DERIVATIVES souled adjective [in combination ] : she was a great-souled character. ORIGIN Old English sāwol, sāw(e)l, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ziel and German Seele.

Thesaurus
soul noun 1 seeing the soul through the eyes spirit, psyche, (inner) self, inner being, life force, vital force; individuality, makeup, subconscious, anima; Philosophy pneuma; Hinduism atman. 2 he is the soul of discretion embodiment, personification, incarnation, epitome, quintessence, essence; model, exemplification, exemplar, image, manifestation. 3 not a soul in sight person, human being, individual, man, woman, mortal, creature. 4 their music lacked soul inspiration, feeling, emotion, passion, animation, intensity, fervor, ardor, enthusiasm, warmth, energy, vitality, spirit.