The Make Up of Man

[Speks]

9 hours ago, Josheb said:

Have you read through the posts, Speks? Have you read the op? The op is about the "make up" of man, not the sinful nature of man.

Yes indeed, Josheb. I was just struck by your helpful description and how our 'make-up' needs to be subjected to God's will. That's not the discussion here, but it's a crucial truth that affects our daily lives in Christ.

[Starise]

23 hours ago, Josheb said:

Although humans are tripartite that nature, that construction, does not exist in a manner wherein the human can be deconstructed. A person's body cannot be removed from them and they remain human. A person's soul cannot be removed from them and they remain human. a person's spirit cannot be removed from them and they remain human. That is not what scripture teaches. Scripture teaches the body is resurrected. It is sown corruptible and mortal; it is raised incorruptible and immortal. There is a one-to-one correlation between the body buried and the body raised. Changed, renewed, transformed, but still a body. There are no disembodied spirits in the Bible. 

Ecclesiastes 12:7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return to God who gave it.

[Alive]

C'mon brothers. Let's stick to the topic and not the person.

[Alive]

I am sorry to have to do this, but it is my judgement that some of this conversation went both off topic and personal. I have hidden several posts--at least for the time being--at least. I can find no edification. If you disagree with this, PM me--do not display such in public.

Thank you and may the Lord have His way.

[David1701]

On 11/25/2020 at 3:48 PM, Alive said:

Yes--Amen--this addresses 'ontology' and clear in Genesis.

 

The word "soul" is used in different ways in different parts of the Bible.  It CAN be used to mean a whole person (as a synecdoche - the whole representing a part, or, in this case, a part representing the whole); but it can also refer to the whole "inner man" (the part of a person that survives when the physical body dies); and it can refer to part of the inner man, as distinguished from the spirit (in the NT).

[enoob57]

The proper division that is in Scripture

Significance of this within Scripture as you can see the soul may draw upon both body and spirit (original creation). 
However that which died immediately upon eating the forbidden fruit, the inner man or spirit, died.  Thus leaving man only his body to draw upon the things of God and unfortunately we gave that influence to satan. As reborn the inner man is renewed and now we are abled to have faith in the Word of God so as to renew our thinking and bring the body back to the use of God for His glory...