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Subject: When is abortion right? |
Bible Note: Greetings CDBJ! Ever since I learned how to throw a curveball this last year, I just can't seem to stop! ;-) There are two orthodox views on the soul. One is the 'Trichotomist' view. The other is the 'Dichotomist' view. One of my sources claims that the 'Dichotomist' view has been the most widely held view throughout the history of the church, though I don't know this for a fact. I realize that there are verses which refer to body, soul, and spirit. However, there is some evidence that 'soul' and 'spirit' are synonomous. There also verses which speak of more than three 'parts'. For instance, Luke 10:27 says, "He answered: ??Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind?; and, ?Love your neighbor as yourself.?? Here, there are four 'parts' mentioned! :-) It is a complex issue, but I think is simpler to say that we have a body, we have a spirit, and that the two combined make us a living soul. This also has relevance to the abortion debate. We don't receive a soul at some point, but we are a living soul. Therefore, where there is human life, there is a soul. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |