Transcript Body, Soul and Spirit - Evans Church of Christ

“And the LORD God formed man of the
dust of the ground, and breathed into
his nostrils the breath of life; and man
became a living soul.” Gen. 2:7
Many Questions ????
Difference between soul & spirit
“And the very God of peace sanctify
you wholly; and I pray God your whole
spirit and soul and body be preserved
blameless unto the coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ.” 1 Thes. 5:23
I. The Body
Interacts with physical world
Residence of soul and spirit
Formed from Dust of the earth
Eccl. 12:7 - dust will return to earth
II. The Soul
Hebrew - “Nephesh” 780 times in OT
28 different words used to translate
Greek - “Psuche” 103 times in NT
physical life principal
II. The Soul
Uses in Bible
A Person - Ezek. 18:20, 1 Pet. 3:20
Life - Matt. 2:20 “life” of baby Jesus
Mind - Job 30:16
III. The Spirit
Hebrew - “Ruach” - 378 times in OT
Breath - wind
Greek - “Pneuma” - 379 times in NT
Breath - breeze
III. The Spirit
Uses in Bible
1. The Air we breathe - 1 Kings 10:4-5
2. Non-physical being - Jn.4:24
3. A person - 1 John 4:1
4. Soul - “Spirit” - 2 Cor. 4:16 Inward man
5. Attitude - 2 Tim. 1:7, Gal. 6:1
IV. WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN ?
Man has a body of flesh
Spirit is the inner man
Body came from dust of earth
Union of spirit makes a living soul
Death - when spirit leaves body
Jas.2:26
Conception ~ Death
IV. WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN ?
Man’s Soul is the life or breath
His conscience, personality
It is who we are
How you relate to others
Gen. 2:7 “a living soul”
NKJV “Man became a living being”
IV. WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN ?
Spirit of man is the immortal spirit
Live beyond this earth
How you relate to God
Born again - Jn. 3:5-6
Animals don’t have a spirit
Death of man - Ecl. 12:7
IV. WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN ?
Spirit of man is the immortal spirit
Gen.1:27 “is His own image”
God is spirit - Jn. 4:24
Part in image of God is spirit
Lk. 23:46 - “I commend my spirit”
Acts 7:59 - “receive my spirit”
There is something in man which came
from God. - Spirit / Soul
We may not understand everything
We can save our Soul / Spirit by
obeying the gospel.
Matt. 16:26 - worth more than world !
Sermon by Arthur Pigman
Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road
Evans, Ga. 30809
706-855-1249
[email protected]
Sunday Evening June 18, 2006