Good post Cee.
I always enjoy reading your posts.
Your response may raise questions concerning spirit and soul.
And see them as one and and some them as two.
I'm not sure my question here is relevant but I'm going to ask anyway because I'm confused by it and I think it relates to spirit and soul.
I'm confused by it when it comes to our nature.
Is the spirit and soul our nature, ie one?
When we come to Jesus do we have a dual nature or a single one?
This may seem a odd question but it is one that perplexes me.
I always enjoy reading your posts.
Your response may raise questions concerning spirit and soul.
And see them as one and and some them as two.
I'm not sure my question here is relevant but I'm going to ask anyway because I'm confused by it and I think it relates to spirit and soul.
I'm confused by it when it comes to our nature.
Is the spirit and soul our nature, ie one?
When we come to Jesus do we have a dual nature or a single one?
This may seem a odd question but it is one that perplexes me.
No Bill they are not the same thing. Look at the NASB on this verse:
1 Thessalonians 5:23 (NASB)
23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
John 3:6 (NASB)
6 "That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Jesus clearly referred to the Mortal Carnal Mind as SOUL:
Luke 12:19 (KJV)
19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
Then there is this Verse, that should be the coup de grâce.
Hebrews 4:12 (NASB)
12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
In case you did not notice, HE JUST DID IT WITH HIS WORD.