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NASB | 1 Thessalonians 5:23 ¶ Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Thessalonians 5:23 ¶ Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you through and through [that is, separate you from profane and vulgar things, make you pure and whole and undamaged--consecrated to Him--set apart for His purpose]; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept complete and [be found] blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
Subject: Searching for the truth |
Bible Note: Brother Hank, Please explain. I was not aware that this theory, of two-dimensional man, had found support in Scripture. But I would learn from you. It is true that "spirit" and "soul" are often used interchangeably, throughout Scripture, (sometimes with body too) but they are never so used in the same sentence, as far as I can tell. In this case, the words in the original language are different. Am I not the man, who uses my mind to think and feel and know? What happens when my thoughts perish? Do I perish also? What happens if my mind ceases to function properly? Is my spirit then in danger? True also that the spirit here is not the Holy Spirit. He witnesses with our spirit. But what is it that wrestles with the Spirit? What is called "the flesh" in Romans 8 and Galatians 5? Is it our physical bodies? Is it not our carnal minds? It is the mind, as I suppose, which is identified with the soul. If man does have a tripartite nature, as I suppose, it seems to me that he is in that way reflective of his maker, the triune God. As the Father speaks to the Son (“Thou art my beloved”) so also a man can speak to his soul (Bless the Lord, O my soul”; “Why art thou cast down. O my soul?”; even “I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years”). He may not speak to his body, but he certainly speaks about it. (“I may tell all my bones …”) As the one member of the Godhead speaking to and about the others indicates the trinity, so also, my ability to address my soul indicates its separate identity. So far for now. I look forward to your accounting of these things. |