SOUL

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Introduction

When God created man, He created them with three parts; spirit, soul and body.

  • Body, Mind & spirit: Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 NKJV
  • Body & Soul: 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. Genesis 2:7 KJV
  • Body & spirit: the dust [out of which God made man’s body] will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it. Ecclesiastes 12:7 AMP

GOD's will that our Body, Soul and Spirit prosper

  • Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper1 and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. 3 John 1:2 KJV
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  • Beloved, I pray that in every way you may succeed and prosper and be in good health [physically], just as [I know] your soul prospers [spiritually]. 3 John 1:2 AMP
Note sequence of prosperity: Body/Business prospering “following” prosperity of soul & spirit.

Soul

Creation

  • 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. Genesis 2:7 KJV

Soul leaves body at death

  • as her (Rachel’s) soul was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin. Gen 35:18 ESV
  • And he stretched himself out on the child three times, and cried out to the LORD and said, “O LORD my God, I pray, let this child’s soul come back to him.” 1 Kings 17:21 NKJV

Future destiny for unregenerate souls

Question for ourselves

  • what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and to lose his soul? Mark 8:36 BLB

Exercise/Growth of the Mind

  • be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 NASB
  • But solid food is for full-grown men, for those whose senses and mental faculties are trained by practice to discriminate and distinguish between what is morally good and noble and what is evil and contrary either to divine or human law. Hebrews 5:14 AMPC
Other versions

  • But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to distinguish between good and evil. Hebrews 5:14 NASB
  • But solid food is for the mature, the ones by constant use having trained the senses for distinguishing both good and evil. Hebrews 5:14 BLB

For the purpose of this study, “soul” is used interchangably with “mind”.
Read: MIND

State of Unbelievers vs Believers

1. Unbelievers

2. Believers

  • spirit currently alive: He made us [spiritually] alive together with Christ (for by His grace—His undeserved favor and mercy—you have been saved from God’s judgment). Ephesians 2:5 AMP
  • soul will be saved: Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy, now that you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls1 Peter 1:8-9 BSB
  • body will rise: So it is with the resurrection of the dead. The [human] body that is sown is perishable and mortal, it is raised imperishable and immortal. It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in strength; it is sown a natural body [mortal, suited to earth], it is raised a spiritual body [immortal, suited to heaven]. As surely as there is a physical body, there is also a spiritual body1 Corinthians 15:42-44 AMP

Footnotes

  1. 2137 euodoo {yoo-od-o'-o} from a compound of 2095 and 3598; to help on the road, i.e. (passively) succeed in reaching; figuratively, to succeed in business affairs:--(have a) prosper(-ous journey). See Greek-- 2095 See Greek-- 3598