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1 | clean body natural and spiritual | Bible general Archive 2 | DocTrinsograce | 155495 | ||
HI, CSM... 1 Thessalonians 5:23 is an inappropriate proof for the trichotomy of man. Paul may well be using a common idiom here. He is certainly not making an ontological statement. Scripture uses the word "soul" and "spirit" interchangeably. For example, in John 12:27, our Lord says, "now is my soul troubled." However, in a very similar context, in the next chapter, John tells us that Jesus was "troubled in spirit" (13:21). There are a number of places where it is used in Hebrew Parallelism. See, for example, Luke 1:46-47. Dead people are both spoken of as "spirits" (Hebrew 12:23; 1 Peter 3:19) and "souls" (Revelation 6:9; 20:4). At death, Scripture says either that the "soul" departs or the "spirit" departs (cf Genesis 35:18; 1 Kings 17:21; Isaiah 53:12; Psalm 31:5; Luke 23:46; Ecclesiastes 12:7; John 19:30; Acts 7:59; etc.). The Scripture says that the "soul" can sin or the "spirit" can sin (cf 1 Peter 1:22; Revelation 18:14; 2 Corinthians 7:1; 7:34; etc.). Indeed, everything that the soul is said to do, the spirit is also said to do and vice versa. This includes thinking, feeling, choosing, and worshiping. Although the trichotomy of man is commonly held by the masses, it is not a notion that is supported by Scripture. In Him, Doc PS Hebrews 4:12 isn't an ontological statement, either. :-) |
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2 | clean body natural and spiritual | Bible general Archive 2 | C.S.M. | 155562 | ||
Hi Doc, Trichotomy (division into three parts) Parellelism (relation or position) Onotlogical (being, existence, reality) Are we trying to communicate to all or mask what we are saying? This is not to condemn, but I never see Jesus using the personal understanding he has to communicate to folks. He could bowl us all over with his understandings and no one could possibly get what he was saying! He uses the weak, beggerly elements to confound the wise. So everyone can understand, please use simple words when you communicate. Thank you and God's best to you. Always In Christ, C.S.M. |
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