Do you agree with this concept, that the human body has a soul that fills it, then when one is born of the....

Question

Spirit, the spirit fills the soul?

So the body has a soul, but when born again, born of His Spirit, the spirit birth fills the soul (like a glove) within the body?

Answer 1

I don't think that is quite accurate. The Bible speaks of the spirit and the soul as distinct elements of the human personality.
In the Magnificat, Mary declares: "My SOUL exalts the Lord; and my SPIRIT has rejoiced in God my Savior..." (Luke 1:46,47)
I think the best passage to cast light on the uniqueness of the spirit and the soul is in I Thessalonians 5:23:
"Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you ENTIRELY; and may your SPIRIT and SOUL and BODY be preserved complete, without blame, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ."
Here we find the description of the entire person consisting of Spirit, Soul, and Body.
In Hebrews 4:12 we read "For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of SOUL and SPIRIT, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the HEART."
Here we find again a distinction between spirit and soul, and the composite of these, as I understand this verse, is the heart.
There is not enough space to go into all my reasons for stating this; but basically the spirit is always spoken of as the highest and noblest element in a person. It is the essential nature in us that makes us most like God. (see John 4:23,24)
This is the part of a person that is born again - the human spirit. (as distiguished from the Holy Spirit)
The soul is the individual, especially as contemplated from the aspect of our individuality. It is your thoughts, feelings and will as distinguished from those of any other being. A person can have a very well developed soul but still be spiritually dead. Jude speaks of "the ones who cause division, sensual (literally, soulish), not having the spirit." (Jude 19)
It is the spirit that is born again; but the soul must be renewed through the Word of God. We must make it our daily goal to think, feel and choose based upon the unchanging truth of the word of God. only then do we become "renewed in the spirit of (y)our mind" (Ephesians 4:23)
That is why James says: "...in humility, receive the implanted word, which is able to save your souls."
(James 1:21)
The soul then is an intermediate part of our inner self which is the common ground of the natural realm (body) and the spiritual realm (spirit). The more spiritual we become, the less carnal (fleshly) we become. This is the process of sanctification.

Answer 2

Actually, your whole concept may be wrong. According to the Bible, when God created Adam, he became a living soul. The whole man was a soul. In another place, it states that the soul can and will die for sin. If you believe the Bible, then this is the right concept. Man does not have a soul, but he is a soul. If you don't believe the Bible, it doesn't matter. Right?

Answer 3

No. The biblical concept of when a spirit enters the body is when the first breath is taken. It is symbolized in the story of Adam and Eve when God breathed the breath of life into Adam and animated his soul.

Answer 4

I believe the soul is separate. The Spirit resides in us, too.

Answer 5

i disagree.. today i bought a copy of microsoft office it useless with out the necessary equipment... the same applies to people the software does not exist without the hardware.... if you smashed up a computer excel wont come back to haunt you.... minesweeper might!!!

Answer 6

Nope. They have looked. Can't find a soul anywhere. It isn't real.

Answer 7

that would make a nice fairy tale.

Answer 8

No.