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NASB | James 2:26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 2:26 For just as the [human] body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works [of obedience] is also dead. |
Bible Question: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SOUL AND THE SPIRIT? DO ANIMALS HAVE A SOUL AND A SPIRIT? |
Bible Answer: In 1 Thessalonians 5:23 God's word tells us that man has a body a soul and a spirit. The spirit is the part of us that makes the difference between us and animals. It enables us to have a relationship with God, who is spirit. (John 4:24) This verse further states He must be worshiped in spirit and in truth. The spirit is what enables us to reason and know. It is the intellectual part. It is this part that makes us responsible for responding to God's provision of salvation in Jesus. The soul is what makes the difference physical life and death. The soul is the seat of our emotions, feelings and wants or desires. Humans have 3 parts: body, soul and spirit. Angels are spirits and animals have body and soul only. My understanding of this subject has been deepened by WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES which is an Emmaus Bible commentary Published by Emmaus Bible College is Dubuque, Iowa. |