Something very important to stop and give much serious consideration to, our precious soul well-being. Appreciate the discussion of warning with encouragement through the scripture (GOD'S TRUTH).
I've found it helpful to view the "soul" as the unification of the body and the spirit. Paul speaks of this duality as the "inner" and "outer man" (2 Cor. 4:16). It might be helpful to reflect on Adam's creation in the matter: 1. “The LORD God formed man of dust from the ground,” - God created a perfect, inanimate, physical human body from the dust of the ground. 2. “[And] breathed into his nostrils the breath of life" - After God created the body, He breathed into the man’s nostrils "the breath of the spirit of life" [cf. Gen. 7:22], 3. “[And] man became a living being [soul]” (Gen. 2:7) - finally stating that the man _became_ a living soul (body + spirit = being/soul). It also seems noteworthy that, on the Cross, "[Jesus cried out] with a loud voice, 'Father, into your hands I commit my _spirit!'"_ (Lk. 23:46, cf. Matt. 27:50, Mk. 15:37, Jn. 19:30). Similarly, as Stephen was being stoned, he too cried out: "Lord Jesus, receive my _spirit!”_ (Acts 7:59). While the words "soul" and "spirit" seem to be used interchangeably on occasion, God is primarily concerned with our spirit being saved, not our physical body, which, without a spirit is dead (Jas. 2:26), and is destined for the dust of the ground. From James' quote, it seems reasonably clear that the body without the spirit is also a body without a soul and vice versa.
Something very important to stop and give much serious consideration to, our precious soul well-being. Appreciate the discussion of warning with encouragement through the scripture (GOD'S TRUTH).
I've found it helpful to view the "soul" as the unification of the body and the spirit. Paul speaks of this duality as the "inner" and "outer man" (2 Cor. 4:16). It might be helpful to reflect on Adam's creation in the matter:
1. “The LORD God formed man of dust from the ground,” - God created a perfect, inanimate, physical human body from the dust of the ground.
2. “[And] breathed into his nostrils the breath of life" - After God created the body, He breathed into the man’s nostrils "the breath of the spirit of life" [cf. Gen. 7:22],
3. “[And] man became a living being [soul]” (Gen. 2:7) - finally stating that the man _became_ a living soul (body + spirit = being/soul). It also seems noteworthy that, on the Cross, "[Jesus cried out] with a loud voice, 'Father, into your hands I commit my _spirit!'"_ (Lk. 23:46, cf. Matt. 27:50, Mk. 15:37, Jn. 19:30). Similarly, as Stephen was being stoned, he too cried out: "Lord Jesus, receive my _spirit!”_ (Acts 7:59). While the words "soul" and "spirit" seem to be used interchangeably on occasion, God is primarily concerned with our spirit being saved, not our physical body, which, without a spirit is dead (Jas. 2:26), and is destined for the dust of the ground. From James' quote, it seems reasonably clear that the body without the spirit is also a body without a soul and vice versa.