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Body, Soul and Spirit. “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” Gen. 2:7. Many Questions ????. Body, Soul and Spirit. Difference between soul & spirit.
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Body, Soul and Spirit “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” Gen. 2:7 Many Questions ????
Body, Soul and Spirit Difference between soul & spirit “And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Thes. 5:23
I. The Body Interacts with physical world Residence of soul and spirit Formed from Dust of the earth Eccl. 12:7 - dust will return to earth
II. The Soul Hebrew - “Nephesh” 780 times in OT 28 different words used to translate Greek - “Psuche” 103 times in NT physical life principal
II. The Soul Uses in Bible A Person - Ezek. 18:20, 1 Pet. 3:20 Life - Matt. 2:20 “life” of baby Jesus Mind - Job 30:16
III. The Spirit Hebrew - “Ruach” - 378 times in OT Breath - wind Greek - “Pneuma” - 379 times in NT Breath - breeze
III. The Spirit Uses in Bible 1. The Air we breathe - 1 Kings 10:4-5 2. Non-physical being - Jn.4:24 3. A person - 1 John 4:1 4. Soul - “Spirit” - 2 Cor. 4:16 Inward man 5. Attitude - 2 Tim. 1:7, Gal. 6:1
IV. WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN ? Man has a body of flesh Spirit is the inner man Body came from dust of earth Union of spirit makes a living soul Death - when spirit leaves body Jas.2:26 Conception ~ Death
IV. WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN ? Man’s Soul is the life or breath His conscience, personality It is who we are How you relate to others Gen. 2:7 “a living soul” NKJV “Man became a living being”
IV. WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN ? Spirit of man is the immortal spirit Live beyond this earth How you relate to God Born again - Jn. 3:5-6 Animals don’t have a spirit Death of man - Ecl. 12:7
IV. WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN ? Spirit of man is the immortal spirit Gen.1:27 “is His own image” God is spirit - Jn. 4:24 Part in image of God is spirit Lk. 23:46 - “I commend my spirit” Acts 7:59 - “receive my spirit”
Body, Soul and Spirit There is something in man which came from God. - Spirit / Soul We may not understand everything We can save our Soul / Spirit by obeying the gospel. Matt. 16:26 - worth more than world !
Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249 arthurpigman@cybrtyme.com Sunday Evening June 18, 2006