Hebrews

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NASB	Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
AMPLIFIED 2015	Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active and full of power [making it operative, energizing, and effective]. It is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating as far as the division of the soul and spirit [the completeness of a person], and of both joints and marrow [the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and judging the very thoughts and intentions of the heart.

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Subject: Disection of Self

Bible Note: Jer 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Isn't it incredible that the Word of God can divide soul (emotions) and spirit (intentions)? We can't do this by any amount of introspection. Where do my desires end and my reason start? Where do my feelings end and my deliberations start? Not only are we internally too complicated to trace, it gets worse. Introspection yeilds false results, because the heart is so deceitful! But the Word can divide these things more finally than the finest laser cutting tool!