My definition is: a living creature, human or animal!
BUT I WANT TO KNOW YOUR DEFINITION OF SOUL!
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Please respect everyone elses opinion!
2007-08-10 10:08:36 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The soul is the alchemy of our thoughts and feelings, it is the Tai-Chi, the Reiki, the Universal Life Force. It is vital life force energy, and therefore humans and animals have souls.
2007-08-10 11:49:15 · answer #1 · answered by Shihan 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Most Christians today believe that the soul can live apart from the body. I cannot find evidence of this in the bible apart from a single text which says to be absent from the body is to be present with God. I believe this particular verse is speaking about living a life of spiritual faith and is not meant to be taken literally because there are many many other texts in the bible that say the soul is simply a living, breathing person or animal. A combination of a body and breath makes a living soul.
2007-08-10 10:28:22 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. E 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The soul is that energy that animates our spirit and body and all else that is existent about us. My beliefs include the idea that ALL things have that spirit inherent to them, not ONLY humans and animals, but plants, minerals, Planets, Stars, the Earth, the solar system and the universe as a whole has an ALL encomappsing soul. The soul of existence in which we are ALL a part.
Raji the Green Witch
2007-08-10 13:22:56 · answer #3 · answered by Raji the Green Witch 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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Soul is life force. We may know it as spiritual energy, we may know it as chi, some know it as simple electrical impulses in the mind. But it is the one thing that separates living from life.
Plants have souls. Animals have souls. Humans have souls.
A soul carries a particular identity. It is what makes us us. Our spirit is somewhat different from our soul. Spirits are to souls what intelligence is to the brain. A function, a tool. After we are done with it, we can give it away to another if we choose.
2007-08-10 12:49:29 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well, it has 2 meanings for me. One is the spirit that animates tissue and creates a living being. We are cognizant of the fact that our individual molecules and cells are the casing for a mind that can reason and think and feel, etc, a something that is not just a collection of molecules and cells. We are aware of this in a way that animals aren't. To me, this is our soul. A piece of some magic that brings our tissue to life.
On a lighter note, SOUL is ....... JAMES BROWN!!!!!
"I feeeeeeeeeeeel good
I knew that I would..."
YEAH! Get DOWN!
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2007-08-10 11:27:06 · answer #5 · answered by Lady Morgana 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You're right. When you examine the way “soul” or “souls” is used in the Bible, it becomes evident that this word basically refers to (1) people, (2) animals, or (3) the life that a person or an animal enjoys. Let us consider some scriptures that present these three different senses.
People. “In Noah’s days . . . a few people, that is, eight souls, were carried safely through the water.” (1 Peter 3:20) Here the word “souls” clearly stands for people—Noah, his wife, his three sons, and their wives. Exodus 16:16 mentions instructions given to the Israelites regarding the gathering of manna. They were told: “Pick up some of it . . . according to the number of the souls that each of you has in his tent.” So the amount of manna that was gathered was based upon the number of people in each family. Some other Biblical examples of the application of “soul” or “souls” to a person or to people are found at Genesis 46:18; Joshua 11:11; Acts 27:37; and Romans 13:1.
Animals. In the Bible’s creation account, we read: “God went on to say: ‘Let the waters swarm forth a swarm of living souls and let flying creatures fly over the earth upon the face of the expanse of the heavens.’ And God went on to say: ‘Let the earth put forth living souls according to their kinds, domestic animal and moving animal and wild beast of the earth according to its kind.’ And it came to be so.” (Genesis 1:20, 24) In this passage, fish, domestic animals, and wild beasts are all referred to by the same word—“souls.” Birds and other animals are called souls at Genesis 9:10; Leviticus 11:46; and Numbers 31:28.
Life as a person. Sometimes the word “soul” means one’s life as a person. Jehovah told Moses: “All the men who were hunting for your soul are dead.” (Exodus 4:19) What were Moses’ enemies hunting for? They were seeking to take Moses’ life. Earlier, while Rachel was giving birth to her son Benjamin, “her soul was going out (because she died).” (Genesis 35:16-19) At that moment, Rachel lost her life. Consider also Jesus’ words: “I am the fine shepherd; the fine shepherd surrenders his soul in behalf of the sheep.” (John 10:11) Jesus gave his soul, or life, in behalf of mankind. In these Bible passages, the word “soul” clearly refers to life as a person. You will find more examples of this sense of “soul” at 1 Kings 17:17-23; Matthew 10:39; John 15:13; and Acts 20:10.
2007-08-10 10:22:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The soul and the spirit are the two accepted immaterial factors that Scripture ascribes to humanity. it is complicated to attempt to parent the right transformations between the two. The word “spirit” refers just to the immaterial edge of humanity. human beings have a spirit, yet are we no longer spirits. regardless of the undeniable fact that, in Scripture, purely believers are mentioned to be spiritually alive (a million Corinthians 2:11; Hebrews 4:12; James 2:26), collectively as unbelievers are spiritually lifeless (Ephesians 2:a million-5; Colossians 2:thirteen). In Paul's writing, the non secular became pivotal to the lifestyles of the believer (a million Corinthians 2:14; 3:a million; Ephesians a million:3; 5:19; Colossians a million:9; 3:sixteen). The spirit is the element in humanity which provides us the flexibility to have an intimate courting with God. on each occasion the word “spirit” is used, it refers back to the immaterial component of humanity that “connects” with God, who Himself is spirit (John 4:24). The word “soul” can talk with the two the immaterial and cloth factors of humanity. in contrast to human beings having a spirit, human beings are souls. In its maximum undemanding experience, the word “soul” ability “lifestyles.” regardless of the undeniable fact that, previous this necessary meaning, the Bible speaks of the soul in lots of contexts. a sort of is humanity’s eagerness to sin (Luke 12:26). Humanity is needless to say evil, and our souls are tainted consequently. The lifestyles theory of the soul is bumped off on the time of exact death (Genesis 35:18; Jeremiah 15:2). The soul, as with the spirit, is the midsection of many non secular and emotional reports (pastime 30:25; Psalm forty 3:5; Jeremiah thirteen:17). on each occasion the word “soul” is used, it could talk with the full guy or woman, despite if alive or in the afterlife. The soul and the spirit are linked, yet separable (Hebrews 4:12). The soul is the essence of humanity’s being; it is who we are. The spirit is the element of humanity that connects with God.
2016-10-02 01:40:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soul = mind, will and emotions. :)
Humans are body, soul & spirit.
Animals are body & soul.
2007-08-10 11:05:18 · answer #8 · answered by beano™ 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2007-08-10 14:16:19 · answer #9 · answered by Ultrastooge™ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This song.
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2007-08-10 10:20:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋