Soul Mate Vs. Life Partner

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ManiaStar

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Can someone be both of them?

I've read different things on soul mates and on life partners. One site said one person can't be both your soul mate and your life partner. But, I know someone who refers to me as his soul mate and looking at the descriptions of both soul mate and life partner, to me, he's both of them, though, we are not dating yet, but, inwardly, I feel we are going to be together. It's a very strong feeling within me.

But, putting that last thought aside, what are your thoughts on soul mates and life partners?

I'd like to hear your thoughts please.
 
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Soul Mate: Someone who is aligned with your soul and is sent to challenge, awaken and stir different parts of you in order for your soul to transcend to a higher level of consciousness and awareness. Once the lesson has been learnt, physical separation usually occurs.
Life Partner: A companion, a friend, a stable and secure individual who you can lean on, trust and depend on to help you through life. There is a mutual feeling of love and respect and you are both in sync with each others needs and wants.
 
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I'm not single...but your thread caught my eye on the other page

soul mate is not a Biblical concept...in fact, it can be a dangerous concept

there are folks who have divorced their spouse because they think someone else they have met is their 'soulmate'...that sadly includes Christians

INFORMATION ON THE CONCEPT OF SOULMATE HERE

Here is another article on the false ideal of soulmate and why it is not Christian

SECOND ARTICLE

"A 'soul mate' is not a Christian idea," biblical counselor June Hunt, founder, CEO, and CSO of Hope For The Heart ministries, told The Christian Post on Monday. Rather, an ancient Greek philosopher, Plato, taught that men and women were made in one body, but separated by the gods.

 
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No such thing as a soul mate... OR life partner..because all too often, one partner dies before the other does. A life partner implies someone who goes through life with you, starting from day of birth, until the day of death. jmo
 
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All of the nit-picky definitions that you'll run into about the differences between a life-partner and a soul-mate are generally New Age hokiness and should be handled with care - IMO.

A life-partner and a soul mate are almost (not quite) the same thing. Also, fun fact: a life-partner or a soul-mate doesn't have to be a romantic relationship, although it's generally used in that context. It can simply be a very deeply connected friendship.

EDIT: (The irony is, you won't know someone is your life partner until they've been there practically forever...)
 
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Jewish call it a bashert, but once you're married that one is your bashert, so you don't get the nonsense that you married the wrong one.
 
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As stated above, soulmate is not biblical, but pagan in it's roots.
Life partner is just some newer term to replace 'husband' or 'wife' making the concept neutral, fitting for homosexual marriages.

Stop caring about the titles, God has it figured out. Trust Him, not these cheesy human definitions.
 
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coby

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As stated above, soulmate is not biblical, but pagan in it's roots.
Life partner is just some newer term to replace 'husband' or 'wife' making the concept neutral, fitting for homosexual marriages.

Stop caring about the titles, God has it figured out. Trust Him, not these cheesy human definitions.
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It doesn't sound really kosher but they do have texts to back it up:

“Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, ‘The matter stemmed from G-d’” (Genesis 24:50).

“A house and wealth are an inheritance from fathers, but an intelligent woman comes from G-d” (Proverbs 19:14).

https://www.torchweb.org/torah_detail.php?id=129
 
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coby said:
It doesn't sound really kosher but they do have texts to back it up:

“Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, ‘The matter stemmed from G-d’” (Genesis 24:50).

“A house and wealth are an inheritance from fathers, but an intelligent woman comes from G-d” (Proverbs 19:14).

https://www.torchweb.org/torah_detail.php?id=129
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You forgot this site also quotes The Kabbalah... mixing Judaism and the occult. Not to kosher sounding is right.

And that there may be Certain people that God wills together but that is not the same as suggesting that people are created for each other (as opposed to being created for God). Mixing mysticism into Christianity doesn't make it true.
Also how can people focus on their walks if they believe there is someone out there, created for them? As it is many singles are so distracted by finding, whoever, that they put forth more effort in that than in anything spiritual. If you guarantee them someone is out there how much bigger of a distraction would that be?
Why does Paul encourage singleness? To encourage singleness, while teaching that people are created specifically for other people, would be a contradiction. It would be robbing someone of a 'soulmate'. Too many contradictions to have this concept be credible.
 
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coby

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You forgot this site also quotes The Kabbalah... mixing Judaism and the occult. Not to kosher sounding is right.

And that there may be Certain people that God wills together but that is not the same as suggesting that people are created for each other (as opposed to being created for God). Mixing mysticism into Christianity doesn't make it true.
Also how can people focus on their walks if they believe there is someone out there, created for them? As it is many singles are so distracted by finding, whoever, that they put forth more effort in that than in anything spiritual. If you guarantee them someone is out there how much bigger of a distraction would that be?
Why does Paul encourage singleness? To encourage singleness, while teaching that people are created specifically for other people, would be a contradiction. It would be robbing someone of a 'soulmate'. Too many contradictions to have this concept be credible.
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Yes, agree. I think Derek Prince has a healthier take on it that God is a Matchmaker, but that doesn't mean He has someone for you if He gives you the gift of singleness. And what I wonder is: all nice and dandy if God has someone for you but that person can choose to go against His will. Paul just said: marry who you want. I think it's most wise though to always ask God what He wants.
 
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As stated above, soulmate is not biblical, but pagan in it's roots.
Life partner is just some newer term to replace 'husband' or 'wife' making the concept neutral, fitting for homosexual marriages.

Stop caring about the titles, God has it figured out. Trust Him, not these cheesy human definitions.
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(I don't know why, but the quote thing is giving me grief so excuse the big paste there)

exactly and thanks

this is very dangerous territory and I've seen some pretty nasty occasions for folks to regret their supposed God told me to marry you's

Here in NS, seems quite a few folk in the 'Christian' community think it's ok to play at making marriages...I had not seen this before moving here (thankfully we are moving cause I really do not like it here for more than one reason) I could post some stories that sound made up, but they are not and the end results were not heavenly

There is NOTHING in scripture to support the notion of soul anything....your soul is not your spirit, so if someone wants to go and make 'soul ties' with someone, they will regret it sooner if not later...a soul tie is actually an unhealthy relationship

Can God get two people together? Oh you betcha! And we do find examples of that in scripture...but with extenuating circumstances and check out those marriages also...even they don't sound like they were made in heaven

Sometimes people get the strangest ideas by mixing old and new testaments together and come up with something that sounds more like NOLD testament...LOL!

anyway, that's probably enough...y'all know where I stand, right? :rolleyes:
 
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I don't really like the nomenclature. If you ask me, it is just another PC-ish tool of the devil.
Life partner, soul mate, next they will put the notion of who knows what out there. Monogarelators? Soulmantics?
Anything to circumvent the old and tried and true conventions of God. Those adverse to God, either knowingly or unwittingly love to puff themselves up with clever and new ways to define what is already solidly clarified by our Lord.
Solomon was right, there is nothing new under the sun.
 
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coby

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ManiaStar said:
Can someone be both of them?

I've read different things on soul mates and on life partners. One site said one person can't be both your soul mate and your life partner. But, I know someone who refers to me as his soul mate and looking at the descriptions of both soul mate and life partner, to me, he's both of them, though, we are not dating yet, but, inwardly, I feel we are going to be together. It's a very strong feeling within me.

But, putting that last thought aside, what are your thoughts on soul mates and life partners?

I'd like to hear your thoughts please.
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I think it's smarter to marry a what you call a soulmate than just some jojo who always doesn't understand you, because then you'd go to your soulmate for comfort. A brother can be a soulmate, well, what I think a soulmate is.
 
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I also dont like the belief of a "soul mate". It has nothing to do with the word of God at all, and I dont believe that there really is gonna be someone out there who is totally "aligned with your soul", no matter who you end up with, youre gonna have differences and youre gonna encounter problems being together. There is no such thing as a soul mate.


I actually do like the term life partner, though : p I mean yeah its pretty much used for lbgt people, but the term itself is nice. Someone to be your mate for the rest of this life, that one special best friend ever to spend their life with you. I like that title : p
 
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Yes, agree. I think Derek Prince has a healthier take on it that God is a Matchmaker, but that doesn't mean He has someone for you if He gives you the gift of singleness. And what I wonder is: all nice and dandy if God has someone for you but that person can choose to go against His will. Paul just said: marry who you want. I think it's most wise though to always ask God what He wants.
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I'm dealing with that now. Someone I believe God intends me to marry, but she is dating others and not trying to follow God's will at this time.
Las to Paul saying 'marry who you want' I refute with I Corinthians 7:8-9
Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do. 9 But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
 
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(I don't know why, but the quote thing is giving me grief so excuse the big paste there)

exactly and thanks

this is very dangerous territory and I've seen some pretty nasty occasions for folks to regret their supposed God told me to marry you's

Here in NS, seems quite a few folk in the 'Christian' community think it's ok to play at making marriages...I had not seen this before moving here (thankfully we are moving cause I really do not like it here for more than one reason) I could post some stories that sound made up, but they are not and the end results were not heavenly

There is NOTHING in scripture to support the notion of soul anything....your soul is not your spirit, so if someone wants to go and make 'soul ties' with someone, they will regret it sooner if not later...a soul tie is actually an unhealthy relationship

Can God get two people together? Oh you betcha! And we do find examples of that in scripture...but with extenuating circumstances and check out those marriages also...even they don't sound like they were made in heaven

Sometimes people get the strangest ideas by mixing old and new testaments together and come up with something that sounds more like NOLD testament...LOL!

anyway, that's probably enough...y'all know where I stand, right? :rolleyes:
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Oh my land, did you say NS?! I was born and raised in NS! Sorry to derail,I just got excited.lol I was born in Halifax. I don't know where you are but its too cool that you are living there.

And I agree with you idea of soulmate. I think a lot of people miss the boat because they are expecting an angel choir to light over Mr/Mrs Right and play the Hallelujah Chorus. People watch too many Hollywood movies.
 
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coby

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kaylagrl said:
Oh my land, did you say NS?! I was born and raised in NS! Sorry to derail,I just got excited.lol I was born in Halifax. I don't know where you are but its too cool that you are living there.

And I agree with you idea of soulmate. I think a lot of people miss the boat because they are expecting an angel choir to light over Mr/Mrs Right and play the Hallelujah Chorus. People watch too many Hollywood movies.
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Lol when I first went for a walk with my ex I was very disappointed that he didn't start to sing.
They always do that in the movies!!!
Also after 50 meter he had enough of it and wanted to grab some food. My whole dream destroyed by reality. Oh well.
 
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kaylagrl said:
Oh my land, did you say NS?! I was born and raised in NS! Sorry to derail,I just got excited.lol I was born in Halifax. I don't know where you are but its too cool that you are living there.

And I agree with you idea of soulmate. I think a lot of people miss the boat because they are expecting an angel choir to light over Mr/Mrs Right and play the Hallelujah Chorus. People watch too many Hollywood movies.
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LOL! yes'um I did. ;) But I was born and raised in Quebec...you know? the different province haha

yeah...Halifax...I get lost almost every time...I am used to streets being laid out in a grid...and streets with signs...

I never go there without a map haha

My husband is American...we met while he was living in FL...I love Quebec...originally moved cause of all the political nonsense...have basically no family...so no ties

angel choirs...yeah....marriage is work and sometimes love is choice...in fact, a person needs to make a choice TO love...my husband is stubborn which is why we are still together LOL! seriously though, there is no such thing as perfection or constant romance in a marriage...people go in wanting their expectations to be met and we all have feet of clay

way too many Hollywood movies...I prefer action, mystery and sci-fi...but good sci-fi...not horror...oh and English comedey and mysteries...anyway...moving right along

ps...I live near the Bay of Fundy...bout 20 mins out from Wolfville
 
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ManiaStar said:
Soul Mate: Someone who is aligned with your soul and is sent to challenge, awaken and stir different parts of you in order for your soul to transcend to a higher level of consciousness and awareness. Once the lesson has been learnt, physical separation usually occurs.
Life Partner: A companion, a friend, a stable and secure individual who you can lean on, trust and depend on to help you through life. There is a mutual feeling of love and respect and you are both in sync with each others needs and wants.
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The word 'mate' implies a sense of permanence; there is no case for it to be temporary. ( Which may be considered to be an intentional "twisting" of the definition by the devil. )

As far as I am concerned, these terms are nothing more or less than modernistic 'names' for [ what should be ] a spouse. I agree with others that have stated [ in effect ] that they are new-age terms that are more 'dangerous' than anything else...

:)
 
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