paul gave a clue that the spirit and soul are two differant things and are not the same thing when he said in one of his opening texts "may your whole spirit soul and body be blessed"
tell me what you think the spirit is and what the soul is
2007-12-16 04:48:55 · 3 answers · asked by Lost Boy 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
nice, dave!
2007-12-18 12:41:19 · update #1
The Bible is in harmony with itself. Therefore, you must find the harmony between Paul's statement and other things the Bible says. I'm not sure where you got your quote; but consider this one:
1Thes. 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit4151 and soul5590 and body4983 be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I believe Paul was speaking figuratively and, if you look up those Strong's reference numbers, I think you can see that the following translation is more in line with what Paul meant.
1Thes. 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole mind and heart and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
You see, in the first place, hell is not currently a real place. Also, we have neither a spirit nor a soul -- in the spiritual sense. We *are* a living soul -- we don't *have* one (Gen. 2:7; 1Cor. 15:45). The Bible formula for a living soul:
Dust of the Ground + Breath of Life = A Living Soul
We also don't *have* the spiritual concept of a "spirit." The word "rûach" translated in the Bible into the English word "spirit" (Eccl. 12:7) is referring to the Breath of Life given to us by God.
H7307 (רוּח) rûach (roo'-akh)
From H7306; wind; by resemblance breath, that is, a sensible (or even violent) exhalation;
H7306 (רוּח) rûach (roo'-akh)
A primitive root; properly to blow, that is, breathe;
Without the Breath, we are just plain dead -- back to the Dust of the Ground (Gen. 3:19; Psalms 104:29). The Bible formula for death:
A Living Soul - Breath of Life = Dust of the Ground
Jesus does promise us an after-life, though. For more Bible information on this topic, see the following study guides.
God bless.
2007-12-16 04:57:56 · answer #1 · answered by ♫DaveC♪♫ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
( 1Thessalonians 5:23 )
They could mean the same thing , however the clue is ‘ Whole Spirit ‘ so Paul probably means ‘ Whole Life’ IE: ‘ May the Whole of your Life be kept blameless ‘ , otherwise he would be repeating himself .
The Soul is the non-physical part of the body. In Biblical terms the soul ‘ animates ‘ the body , the rational spirit, the power by which the human being feels, thinks, decides things.
Of course these are Bronze age ideas about how our bodies and minds work and have no relevance in the 21st century.
2007-12-16 13:31:18 · answer #2 · answered by londonpeter2003 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The spirit is the living part of a being or the life of a person.The soul comes from succos(think I spelled that right) which means mind,the thinking,reasoning part of a person.
2007-12-16 12:56:24 · answer #3 · answered by Maurice H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋