The Lords Envoy - do you still have the paper? I'd love to read it! I can PM you my email address.
Red - Thanks for the link!
Razorbuck - The Hebrews passage you mentioned... 4:12 (NIV) [FONT="]12[/FONT][FONT="]For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
I don't see this as saying that the soul/spirit are not of the same entity... because it compares with joints and marrow (which are of the same body).
It's also described as only being able to be seperated by the word of God, so it's harder to split than the joints and marrow which can be split by a double-edge sword.
This is actually one of the 1st verses that made me think that the "di" point of view is correct.
This is where I'm getting confused....
I think that we have a body made of many parts (arms, legs, joints, muscle), and an "inmaterial part" made up of the mind, spirit/soul, intellect, emotions etc.)
I also think that the bible uses the word spirit and soul interchangably to describe the inmaterial part of us.
What I don't understand is if the bible ALWAYS uses them interchangably, and if not, what is the difference between the two.
Since they are not tangeable it's hard to describe. If I could not see tendons and muscles, would I ever know the difference between them? If one includes more of an emotional process and one more of a knowledge/intelect process is the bible clear on that?
I have a feeling that they are slightly different, but still part of ONE inmaterial body, just like we have ONE physical body.
make sense?
Carina
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