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Chapter
1
Man
- A Tri-partite Being
There’s much
misunderstanding about the difference between the spirit and the
soul.
Both in and out of the
church, people are confused!
Hollywood has it’s own
idea and makes movies consistent with that idea. The man in the
street has his belief and lives accordingly. Within the church,
preachers and teachers do their best and minister according to
their own understanding.
But there can be only
one real authority on the matter, and that is the bible, the
word of God as interpreted by the Holy Spirit!
So, let’s check it out
and try to shed some light on this intriguing topic.
In order to
differentiate between the spirit and the soul, we first need to
understand that man, made in the image and likeness of God, is a
tri-partite being just like his Father.
God is, The Father, The
Word and The Holy Spirit.
Man is, the spirit, the
soul and the body.
Like Father, like
son!
“...I pray God your
whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,” 1Th 5:23.
Now, it’s easy to
distinguish the body from the other two components, it is the
outermost layer and the very obvious part that we see when we
look at each other with physical eyes. The problem comes when
trying to distinguish between what is spirit and what is soul,
because neither of them have any physical attributes and cannot
be discerned by the five senses.
They both belong to
another dimension!
All is not lost however,
the bible says in Heb 4:12, “For the word of God is
living and full of power… making a division even of the soul
and the spirit.”
This means that the
spirit and soul can be distinguished by using the word of
God.
First off, remember that
the bible was not written in English, it was written in Hebrew
and Aramaic and then translated into other languages.
So, if we’re trying to
expose the truth and get the underlying meaning of scriptures,
do you think it wise to consult the original languages the
scriptures were written in, and then allow the Holy Spirit to
use this knowledge to shed light and bring us into a deeper,
fuller understanding of the mind of God?
I think this makes
sense! What about you?
In Genesis chapter two,
verse seven, the bible says that God breathed the breath of life
into man and man became a living soul.
In this verse, the word “soul”
translated from the Hebrew is “Nephesh” (pronounced neh-fesh)
and is translated “mind or mental creature.”
The word “living” from the Hebrew is the word “Chay”
(pronounced khah-ee) and means “alive or strong.” To
be strong means to be “greatly able!”
So, the phrase “became
a living soul” can be translated “became a living creature
of great mental ability”. And we know that Adam had great
mental ability because he named and remembered the names of
every animal on the planet, Gen 2:19, 20!
The word “breathed”
is the Hebrew word “Naphach” (pronounced naw-fakh) meaning “to
kindle.” And “to kindle,” means, “to light up or
become animated”. Finally, the word “breath” from
the Hebrew is “N@shamah” (pronounced nesh-aw-maw) meaning “vital
breath, intellect, spirit”.
So therefore, “breathed
into his nostrils the breath of life” can be phrased “lit up
and animated him with a vital, intelligent spirit”. Putting
all together, this is what we have.
“He breathed into his
nostrils the breath of life and man became a living soul” or “He
animated him with a vital, intelligent spirit and man became a
living creature of great mental ability.”
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