Does a soul or spirit reside in the flesh?

[akosabni]

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i think there is a soul, and it dwells in a body just to experience things

[cosplay]

Yup.

[Mr.Ho_chia]

worth reading:

Question: "What is the difference between the soul and spirit of man?"

Answer: What is the difference between the spirit and the soul? The word spirit refers only to the immaterial facet of man. Mankind has a spirit, but we are not a spirit. However, in Scripture only believers, those who are indwelt by the Holy Spirit, are said to be "spiritually alive" (1 Corinthians 2:11; Hebrews 4:12; James 2:26). Unbelievers are "spiritually dead" (Ephesians 2:1-5; Colossians 2:13). In Paul's writing the "spirit" was pivotal to the spiritual life of the believer (1 Corinthians 2:14; 3:1; 15:45; Ephesians 1:3; 5:19; Colossians 1:9; 3:16). The spirit is the element in man which gives him the ability to have an intimate relationship with God. Whenever the word spirit is used, it refers to the immaterial part of man including his soul.

The word soul refers not only to the immaterial part of man but the also material part. Unlike man having a "spirit," man is a soul. In its most basic sense, the word soul means "life." However, the Bible moves beyond "life" and into many areas. One of those areas is to man's eagerness to sin (Luke 12:26). Man is naturally evil, and his soul is tainted as a result. The life principle is removed at the time of physical death (Genesis 35:18; Jeremiah 15:2). The "soul," as with the "spirit," is the center of many spiritual and emotional experiences (Job 30:25; Psalm 43:5; Jeremiah 13:17). Whenever the word soul is used, it can refer to the whole person, alive or after death.

The "soul" and the "spirit" are similar in the manner in which they are used in the spiritual life of the believer. They are different in their reference. The "soul" is man's horizontal view with the world. The "spirit" is man's vertical view with God. It is important to understand that both refer to the immaterial part of man, but only the "spirit" refers to man's walk with God. The "soul" refers to man's walk in the world, both material and immaterial.

[forester]

According to our major religions, that:

1. The necessities of the body is not the necessities of the spirit; and

2. The food for the spirit is not the food for the body.

The premises offered above are based on their distinct and separate existence of being.

Religions further argued that the body is a material property while the spirit belongs to the spiritual property which strengthened their argument for the difference in the state of being between the body and the spirit.

In fine, the spirit is not the body and the body is not the spirit. This stand is confirmed by almost all religions.

Now, the problem is on the other theological principle which deals with the condemnation of the body/spirit.

Why is the spirit punished for the misdemeanor of the body when it is settled that they were separate entities?

Why is the body obliged to seek the salvation of the spirit when it is already settled that they were separate entities having different necessities and state of existence?

Why can’t the body be freed from all spiritual businesses and just allow the spiritual beings to act for themselves?

Why can’t the spirit search for its own salvation which in the first place is its concern?

Considering these questions, why are we given the burden of management on the spiritual affairs which could be undertaken by the spirits themselves?

Is it not unfair that the body will waste its time for the salvation of the uncertain spirit while it has its own business to manage?

Why can’t we just leave the spirits and allow them to govern themselves rather than prying on to their affairs through religious mediums which could possibly be maneuvered fraudulently [?]

[Soul Doctor]

If man is said to have a soul, does it live in the flesh? The Bible tells us that the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. Other associations to a soul or spirit are those that come out after the person dies. But spirits are IMMATERIAL. And how does a spirit or a soul dwell in the body of a person considering it's non material properties?

Ideas?

Think of the body and the soul this way....

The body is like a toy, the soul is energy in the battery and the circuit inside the toy is the consciousness.

And think of God as the "Great Toymaker".

The soul does not live in the flesh, it charges the flesh to become alive.

[forester]

Think of the body and the soul this way....

The body is like a toy, the soul is energy in the battery and the circuit inside the toy is the consciousness.

And think of God as the "Great Toymaker".

The soul does not live in the flesh, it charges the flesh to become alive.

...bla..bla..bla.... and that is called "THE FALLACY OF ILLICIT COMPARISON"

[boomer]

^sinapul mo naman kaagad sir forester.

[fingolfin]

...bla..bla..bla.... and that is called "THE FALLACY OF ILLICIT COMPARISON"

nice one. i don't like it when people explain intangible beings with practical things.

[cosplay]

nice one. i don't like it when people explain intangible beings with practical things.

Yeah. Me too.

@fingolfin

I really like it when you post what seems to be in my inner thoughts. hehe..

[fingolfin]

Yeah. Me too.

@fingolfin

I really like it when you post what seems to be in my inner thoughts. hehe..

.. hehehe.. really now, it's annoying when you see them trying to relate "actual and real" between "intangible and invisible". They could always make up arguements and stories and conspiracies but at the end of the day, no one can really answer them, or as i always say all your questions about God and the intangible will be answered the day you die