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1 | What is the mind a product of? | Rom 12:2 | Joseph Edward | 179841 | ||
Would you say the mind is a product of the physical world though not physical of its self? Is it exstinguished at death? | ||||||
2 | What is the mind a product of? | Rom 12:2 | CDBJ | 179868 | ||
Hello JE, I think I can safely say that one's memory is definitely not extinguished at death due to the scriptures that suggest otherwise, if that is what you meant by the mind. Luke 16:19-31 explains a situation that happened in the place of the departed spirits and it’s evident that those within both realms were using the powers of memory. Luke 16:19-31 "Now there was a certain rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, gaily living in splendor every day. [20] "And a certain poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores, [21] and longing to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man's table; besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores. [22] "Now it came about that the poor man died and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham's bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried. [23] "And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far away, and Lazarus in his bosom. [24] "And he cried out and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue; for I am in agony in this flame.' [25] "But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony. [26] 'And besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, in order that those who wish to come over from here to you may not be able, and that none may cross over from there to us.' [27] "And he said, 'Then I beg you, Father, that you send him to my father's house-- [28] for I have five brothers-- that he may warn them, lest they also come to this place of torment.' [29] "But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.' [30] "But he said, 'No, Father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent!' [31] "But he said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone rises from the dead.' " I believe that the brain is destroyed at the point of the death of the body but ones memory continues on with his soul. CDBJ |
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3 | What is the mind a product of? | Rom 12:2 | DocTrinsograce | 179917 | ||
Interesting thoughts, Brother CDBJ! Your comments made me mindful of the words of Thomas Watson. He wrote, "Some have asked whether we shall know one another in heaven? Surely, our knowledge will not be diminished, but increased. The judgment of Luther and Anselm, and many other divines is, that we shall know one another; yea, the saints of all ages, whose faces we never saw; and, when we shall see the saints in glory without their infirmities of pride and passion, it will be a glorious sight." What they are suggesting is similar to what you're saying. (If I rightly remember the works Watson is citing.) They speak of an enhanced understanding. The idea is that after the full, deleterious effects of the Fall are removed, and the full benefits of our glorification are fully realized, the believer's cognitive abilities will be unimaginably superior to what we experience now. Although we can't speak particularly about these things now -- lacking even the language to discuss it, let alone the ability to imagine it (Isaiah 64:4; 1 Corinthians 2:9) -- glory is going to be incredible. Best of all, though, the object of our devotion, our Lord, will be there! In Him, Doc |
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4 | What is the mind a product of? | Rom 12:2 | CDBJ | 179928 | ||
Hi Doc, Many that we communicate with, we know only by name, but that will be enough when we receive our resurrection bodies. 1 John 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 Cor. 15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 1 Cor. 13:12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. You know me as, and your memory will be intact; have a great Thanksgiving, CDBJ |
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