"The soul that is sinning—it itself will die." -- Ezekiel 18:4,20
2007-12-30 09:39:02 · 16 answers · asked by Alex 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No.
Most people who believe that the soul is separate from the body will give you a ridiculous unbiblical explanation that "the soul is like energy, and if God so wishes, he can exterminate that energy or turn it into something new". That could be possible but we know that the bible doesn't say that:
Genesis 2:7 "...and man (Adam) became a living soul"
There we see that Adam WAS a soul (Hebrew - Nephesh), not that he had a soul.
What is the English word for Nephesh in the bible? It is soul. Soul in Hebrew is Nephesh. What does Nephesh mean? I'll let Wikipedia explain that (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephesh):
"Nephesh (נפש) is the Hebrew word commonly translated as soul in English. It literally means "animal" though it is usually used in the sense of "living being" (breathing creature). The term nephesh applies variously to humans, to lower animals, and to corpses. The concept of an immaterial soul separate from and surviving the body is common today but was not found in ancient Hebrew beliefs."
Neither Jesus, or his early disciples taught that the soul is immortal.
2007-12-30 10:18:08 · answer #1 · answered by Paul S 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
People will still hang on despite anything the Bible says. Like an old dog with an even older bone, they prefer the teachings they were brought up with to any truth.
That is why John 3:19-21 was written. Most people prefer the darkness of this old world rather than the light of truth.
2007-12-30 14:27:09 · answer #2 · answered by grnlow 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I can still believe because it doesn't just end there. In verse 21, it goes on to say that if the same sinning soul admits to all its sin and lives by the precepts of God, then it will live. Only the soul which refuses to confess its sin will die.
2007-12-30 09:50:45 · answer #3 · answered by froggsfriend 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The O.T. does not emphasize the idea of immortality as does
the N.T.; There are clear allusions to it, as " Enoch walked with
God: and he was not; for God took him. <<< the translation of
Enoch: In the O.T. immortality was simply taken for granted.
In the book of Psalms, future reward and punishment are alluded to, and there are some passages in the prophets that
speak of revivification of those who have passed from life.
One of the clearest passest in the old O.T. IS:
" Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was:
and the spirit shallreturn unto God who gave it. Ecclesiastes 12:7;
PSALM 8:4-5;
2007-12-30 10:10:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
In Ezekiel 18:20:
"The soul that sinneth, it shall die."
The underlying Hebrew word translated as "soul" here is NEPHESH and probably doesn't mean "soul" in the sense we understand the word today. Probably what is meant here is the vital breath; by extension of meaning, the vital principle in living bodies; hence a living being itself, based on the fact that such a being has life.
In other words, it is not really speaking of the eternal spirit contained in the body that we normally mean when we use the word "soul." What is really being said here, in my opinion, is the same thing that Paul said in Romans 6:23:
"For the wages of sin is death; ..."
lwk2431
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2007-12-30 09:58:03 · answer #5 · answered by lwk2431 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There is no biblical support for "Immortal Souls"
Matthew 10:28
"And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
destroy--
622 apollumi (ap-ol'-loo-mee);
from 575 and the base of 3639; to destroy fully
2007-12-30 11:27:45 · answer #6 · answered by Obed (original) 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
What Bible version are you quoting from? NIV or some other paraphrased version?
Ez. 18:4
Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
1st and 4th "soul" in this verse refers to a person.
It merely speaks of God requiring personal responsibility for our own sins.
This is affirmed in verse 20, where the father will not be judged for the sins of the son, and vice-versa.
These are actually proof-texts for the immortality of the soul, not as you have tried to dupe us into believing.
2007-12-30 09:48:36 · answer #7 · answered by Bob L 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋
It is clear from a correct understanding of the Bible, that the soul is simply a person that is alive.
There is no immortal soul. That doctrine is part of the big lie from Satan.
2007-12-31 02:43:13 · answer #8 · answered by ? 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Ha ha, Ermm, no you can't!!!
If a soul can die then how can it be immortal?!?!
This scripture completely shatters the immortality of the soul theory.
Look at Matthew 10:28 though;
"And do not become fearful of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but rather be in fear of him that can destroy both soul and body in Ge·hen´na."
This indicates that the body and soul are two different things, How could somebody destroy the body but not the soul???
Hmmm, Interesting. Im gonna find out...
Ant...
2007-12-31 00:46:40 · answer #9 · answered by sirantonycartwright 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Interesting.
It appears as if God condemned us all when he allowed Eve to be tempted into sin without equipping her with the knowledge of good or evil.
2007-12-30 09:43:13 · answer #10 · answered by ɹɐǝɟsuɐs Blessed Cheese Maker 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋