You said you believe differently.It’s just a word I made up long ago to describe me theologically speaking. I was powerfully saved, and assumed it was forever, which would have had Calvinist acceptance. But then, because I was still sinning, the Armenians told me I lost it. This was very confusing, because both sides had scripture to support their opinion. I struggled with that until I found a teacher who taught about ‘The Third Salvation’. As you stated we are triune.
I agree that scripture makes a distinction between the spirit and the soul. I’ve already shared scriptural support for my POV concerning separate salvations.
1 Thes 5:23 Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I believe differently.
Matt 10:28 And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.n
James 5:20 let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
Is what you posted the teaching of a church?
Do you understand that these words were used interchnangably throughout the bible?
In the O.T. the soul was sometimes used to mean the body OR the spirit.
All this was clarified when theologians went through scripture and clarified the two ways:
Some churches believe in a dichotomy, but in that case they put the soul and spirit together.
Some churches (and thus theologians) believe in a trichotomy and thus separate the soul and spirit.
I believe the soul and spirit are divided,,,as I've stated.
This is the reason you were able to post those verses...but what can it mean to save the body, for instance in 1 thes 5:3 how can the body be presented blameless? Can the body make a decision not to sin?
This sounds a little gnostic, maybe.
No use in continuing if you have your beliefs ironed out...I just don't think any mainline church would agree with this.
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