Three Gods or one? Explain the Trinity.
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Ok good. Because I read the verse carefully like you asked. And I typed this out because I read your comment carefully. Now its your turn to pay close attention:
Jesus’ point is that they must love God with their entire being and with all their faculties, with all that one is and has. Love for God must govern our emotions, guide our thoughts, and be the dynamic of all we do. Just like my illustration, these three categories overlap and are not mutually exclusive. The heart refers to the innermost center of one’s being, the soul is the life force that energizes a person, and the mind is the faculty of thinking and planning . The heart is the core of a person’s existence and the source of his/her thoughts and actions; the soul is probably to be understood as the seat of emotional activity, and the mind is the source of mental activity, disposition, and attitudes . The heart is the whole of the inner sphere and source of conscience, the soul is the capacity to feel and desire, and the mind encompasses the powers of thought and volition. The heart is the center of personality, within which the soul and mind dwell and function; the soul is consciousness and the life that animates the body, and the mind is reason with its functions of thoughts, ideas, and convictions.
Jesus did not express soul and mind as mutually exclusive.
Jesus’ point is that they must love God with their entire being and with all their faculties, with all that one is and has. Love for God must govern our emotions, guide our thoughts, and be the dynamic of all we do. Just like my illustration, these three categories overlap and are not mutually exclusive. The heart refers to the innermost center of one’s being, the soul is the life force that energizes a person, and the mind is the faculty of thinking and planning . The heart is the core of a person’s existence and the source of his/her thoughts and actions; the soul is probably to be understood as the seat of emotional activity, and the mind is the source of mental activity, disposition, and attitudes . The heart is the whole of the inner sphere and source of conscience, the soul is the capacity to feel and desire, and the mind encompasses the powers of thought and volition. The heart is the center of personality, within which the soul and mind dwell and function; the soul is consciousness and the life that animates the body, and the mind is reason with its functions of thoughts, ideas, and convictions.
Jesus did not express soul and mind as mutually exclusive.
This is the very same point I made when I claimed, we DISCERN by our SPIRIT if something is good/evil and then the MIND reasons and formats a knowledge. How come you buy what you posted but not what I said in shorthand WHEN THEY BOTH SAY THE SAME THING?
And no matter how it took you to see my original point, it is still TWO SEPARATE FUNCTIONS by TWO SEPARATE MECHANISMS of the human body!
And YES, the Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength are all different from one another, but ALL still work for the purpose of the human body.
Its spirit, soul and body . The heart is seat of emotion between the mind and the soul. . the will or work of faith
1 Thessalonians 5:23 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.
And since we as sons of God in these bodies of death . We are not that which we will be when we receive our new incorruptible body . We know its not our corruptible bodies that are preserved blameless they claim blameful and return to the dust
1 Thessalonians 5:23 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.
And since we as sons of God in these bodies of death . We are not that which we will be when we receive our new incorruptible body . We know its not our corruptible bodies that are preserved blameless they claim blameful and return to the dust
23 Bible verses about Spirit Of Christ
bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Spirit-Of-Christ
The Spirit Of Christ. However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.
Galatians 4:6
Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”
I agree, and I consider a human as 3 parts. But someone brought up the Shema, which states "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and with all your strength. He was pointing out that there were 4 parts not 3.
So I explained that the mind is part of the soul by using this illustration:
"If I said "legs and feet".....you would understand that those two terms overlap and are not mutually exclusive.
Because the feet are technically part of the legs, but as an extension of the legs, the feet are distinguishable. "
You'll have to read back as far as post #424 and read everything said between biker and I to understand why I went into that. In conclusion, I consider us 3-in-1 beings, just as God is.
So I explained that the mind is part of the soul by using this illustration:
"If I said "legs and feet".....you would understand that those two terms overlap and are not mutually exclusive.
Because the feet are technically part of the legs, but as an extension of the legs, the feet are distinguishable. "
You'll have to read back as far as post #424 and read everything said between biker and I to understand why I went into that. In conclusion, I consider us 3-in-1 beings, just as God is.
This is the "best answer" to what I have been saying:
What is the difference between Mind and Soul? • Soul is ‘the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.’ • Mind is ‘the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel.’ • Soul is distinct from the body whereas mind is within the body.
According to the Tanakh, there is no Joel 2:28. but there is a Joel 2:27 and that verse clarifies who God is:
27 And you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and I am the Lord your God, there is no other; and My people shall never be ashamed.
כזוִֽידַעְתֶּ֗ם כִּ֣י בְקֶ֚רֶב יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אָ֔נִי וַֽאֲנִ֛י יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם וְאֵ֣ין ע֑וֹד וְלֹא־יֵב֥שׁוּ עַמִּ֖י לְעוֹלָֽם:
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That is Yahweh/Yeshua, the Lord God!
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The Rich Man and Lazarus
19 “There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day. 20 But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate, 21 desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
24 “Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’ 25 But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented. 26 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.’
27 “Then he said, ‘I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father’s house, 28 for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.’ 29 Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.’ 30 And he said, ‘No, father Abraham; but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’ 31 But he said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.’ ”
19 “There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day. 20 But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate, 21 desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
24 “Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’ 25 But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented. 26 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.’
27 “Then he said, ‘I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father’s house, 28 for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.’ 29 Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.’ 30 And he said, ‘No, father Abraham; but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’ 31 But he said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.’ ”