Don't they know that verse is only addressing the Body?If they would read three chapters over they would see this verse:"Then the dust shall return to the earth as it was:And the spirit shall return unto God who gave it"(Ecclesiastes 12:7)Also try reading Luke 16:19-31.Accept Jesus now.(John 3:16)
2007-03-04 05:19:48 · 3 answers · asked by JR 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
To Badriya:You are a liar.Repent now.
2007-03-04 09:04:58 · update #1
If a person diligently seeks flaws, he will see them even when they are not really there.
Some people do not understand the concept of context, either. They take one verse in isolation and try to create meaning out of it. I guess that's part of living in the "sound byte" age.
2007-03-04 05:27:38 · answer #1 · answered by Contemplative Chanteuse IDK TIRH 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The original language (Hebrew for the OT and Greek for the NT) for spirit both mean “breathe or blow".
The account of the creation of man states that God formed man from the dust of the ground and proceeded to “blow into his nostrils the breath of life
When the spirit, or life-force, leaves the body, the body dies and returns to where it came from—the earth. Comparably, the life-force returns to where it came from—God. This does not mean that the life-force actually travels to heaven. Rather, it means that for someone who dies, any hope of future life rests with God. His life is in God’s hands, so to speak. Only by God’s power can the spirit, or life-force, be given back so that a person may live again.
Now how about some of the others...such as Rom. 6:7 (For he who has died has been acquitted from [his] sin.), Rom. 6:23 (For the wages sin pays is death). The punishment for disobedience/sin is death. Not eternal torment.
And thank you for the suggestion...I have tried (and succeeded in) reading Luke 16:19-31. It is not an actual historical account, but one of the many parables told by Jesus regarding conduct and final rewards. (“All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds by illustrations. Indeed, without an illustration he would not speak to them.”—Mt 13:34)
2007-03-04 17:00:39 · answer #2 · answered by Badriya 2 · 7⤊ 1⤋
yep, you got it. This particular book was written for "the man who walks under the sun", or the flesh man. But as you know, Biblical illiteracy runs rampant these days....
Its a damn shame.
2007-03-04 13:32:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋