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NASB | Matthew 22:37 And He said to him, "'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 22:37 And Jesus replied to him, " 'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' [Deut 6:5] |
Subject: Biblical basis : Mind, body, spirit? |
Bible Note: 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. |