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1 | Biblical basis : Mind, body, spirit? | Matt 22:37 | Ngop | 91933 | ||
We always hear the words " mind, body and spirit". Is there any biblical basis for this? or is it just body and spirit? Ngop |
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2 | Biblical basis : Mind, body, spirit? | Matt 22:37 | Timla6 | 91934 | ||
Hi Ngop I am not sure of what your question is but the three words are not contained together in any one verse of the King James Version. Spirit and Mind appear together once in the OT and six times in the NT, sometimes referring to our spirit and sometimes to the Holy Spirit. Body and Spirit occur together once in the OT as well as ten times in the NT Mind is mentioned in 92 verses. Body is mentioned in 151 verses. Spirit is mentioned 505 times in 456 verses. Yet, Spirit, soul and body do occur together in the following verse: --- 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. (1Thes 5:23) also, Heart Soul and Mind appear together three times, one of them is the reference verse at the top. please ask if any further explanation is desired. God Bless, Tim |
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3 | Biblical basis : Mind, body, spirit? | Matt 22:37 | Ngop | 92078 | ||
Hi Tim. Thanks for the reply. These are the ones bothering me: 1. People say, as a man, we are composed of mind, body and soul. Is this biblical? 2. What is soul, what is spirit,what is mind. When a person dies, which goes to hell or heaven? 3. In Gen. 2 : 7 " Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. What is this "breath of life"? Is it Spirit or Soul,or Life or Mind? If it is one of the above, then man is composed of only two things i.e. body and spirit or soul or life or mind? Thanks in advance, Tim God bless, Ngop |
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4 | Biblical basis : Mind, body, spirit? | Matt 22:37 | Timla6 | 92377 | ||
A good question, one that has me searching my own heart and mind. Now the body of course is the flesh. Then, I believe is the spirit, which is contrary to the flesh, as we are told in Gal 5:17, " For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. Then there is the mind, which gives us the power to choose between catering to the flesh or the spirit. This is our command center. Some say the soul and the spirit are the same,or the soul and the mind are the same. I am not sure of this. Here is some commentary on Matt 22:37 from Matthew Henry, "To love him with all our heart, and soul, and mind. Some make these to signify one and the same thing, to love him with all our powers; others distinguish them; the heart, soul, and mind, are the will, affections, and understanding; or the vital, sensitive, and intellectual faculties." We are told in Rom 8:13, "For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live." Notice that the word Spirit is capitalized, which signifies the Holy Spirit. We are unable to motify our flesh by ourselves, but only with the help of the Spirit. God Bless, Tim P.S. If this will be of help, I was in the parking lot after church service today and a man said to me that we are three parts; Body, Mind and Spirit. Therefore we cannot deny that God is three parts, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. |
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